FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 18, 2002

CONTACT: Cira Pascual-Marquina, (515) 271-1994,
cira.pascual-marquina@drake.edu

ANDERSON GALLERY EXHIBITION EXPLORES LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION IN VISUAL TERMS

The Anderson Gallery's exhibition of paintings by Wade Carter and William Potter transposes issues of language and communication into the realm of the visual. "Syntagm :: Paradigm" will be on view at the Anderson Gallery from Oct. 12 through Nov. 7. The opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11.

For Potter (born 1970, Oklahoma City, Okla.), language is primarily a matter of structures in which syntax is given full play. He is interested in the shifting language of form, combining sculpture and painting to explore the malleability and pictorial grammar of the two media. His three-dimensional paintings investigate the intriguing relationship between the work and the installation space. Like language itself, Potter's pieces are in a constant state of "shifting, piercing, reconfiguring, and unfolding;" they evolve physically through the process of refining an idea. Potter teaches foundations at the Herron School of Art at Indiana University-Purdue University in Indianapolis. His constructed paintings have been featured in numerous exhibitions and reviewed in publications such as Artweek and The Cincinnati Enquirer.

Carter (born 1953, Saint Cloud, Minn.) also is interested in language, but he emphasizes the metaphor. His paintings reflect an ongoing investigation and manipulation of surface in an effort to elicit content "drawn from personal and collective experience." Combining collage with traditional and experimental methods of painting and drawing, Carter creates internally complex works in the making of which direct interaction with materials plays a significant role. His work has been exhibited at the Dallas Museum of Art and the Museum of East Texas, as well as in numerous solo and group exhibitions. He holds a position at Stephen F. Austin State University in Texas.

Carter and Potter will discuss their work in a gallery talk at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 11. The gallery talk and opening reception, which takes place from 5 to 7 p.m., are free and open to the public.

The Anderson Gallery is located in the Harmon Fine Arts Center, 25th Street and Carpenter Avenue. Gallery hours are noon to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. For more information about the exhibition and the gallery, call (515) 271-1994, send an e-mail message to cira.pascual-marquina@drake.edu, or visit the gallery's new Web site at www.drake.edu/andersongallery.

ADDRESS
Anderson Gallery
Harmon Fine Arts Center
Drake University
25th Street and Carpenter Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311

TELEPHONE
(515) 271-2268

WEB SITE
www.drake.edu/andersongallery

GALLERY HOURS
Tuesday through Sunday
12 to 4 p.m.
Free admission to the Anderson Gallery and its programs

EXHIBITION DATES
Oct. 12 - Nov. 7, 2002

OPENING RECEPTION
Friday, October 11, 5 to 7 p.m.

GALLERY TALK
Wade Carter and William Potter will discuss and take questions about their exhibition at the Anderson Gallery Friday, Oct. 11 at 5:30 p.m.