[Maths-Education] Maths-Art Seminar at London Knowledge Lab: June 8, 'Measure without Measure: The Art of Linda Karshan'

[Phillip Kent]

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MEASURE WITHOUT MEASURE: THE ART OF LINDA KARSHAN

An LKL Maths-Art Seminar
Tuesday 8 June, 6.00 - 7.30pm

'Numbers and rhythms are at the heart of my practice; they direct my
movements which, in turn, result in the images drawn through the sheet.'

We'll begin with a viewing of 'Movements, and their Images', a 7 minute
film, by Candida Richardson, of Karshan at work in her studio. A
conversation between Linda and Margaret O'Neill will follow, wherein
questions of Linda's training (a rigorous Bauhaus course in Basic
Drawing, as devised by Albers, still informs her daily practice), her
artistic and pedagogical influences will be discussed, in addition to
why she insists on calling these apparently geometric works
'figurative', and even 'Self-Portraits'. Karshan speaks of
'choreographing the page', an admonishment from her early training at
Skidmore College. These 'graphs' of her body movement, highly organic
and intuitively derived, result in 'grid-like' forms very unlike the
conceptual grids of Agnes Martin or Sol LeWitt. Karshan also speaks of
'proportional action' as being at the core of her work, and sites
Leonardo as an important artistic model. Following the discussion,
guests will be invited to spend time looking at a display of Linda's
drawings, prints, and catalogues, as well as a new Edition of drypoints
and studio jottings called 'A Greek Thing'.

Linda Karshan was born in the USA, and educated at Skidmore College and
the Sorbonne, Paris. A later degree in psychology introduced her to the
theories of transitional space and transitional objects (Winnicott);
these continue to inform her work on a daily basis. She exhibits in
galleries in Europe and America, including the Sir John Soane Museum and
Kettle’s Yard Cambridge. Her work is held in numerous collections,
including the British Museum, Tate Gallery, Walker Art Center, and Fogg
Museum Boston.

TIME: 6.00 - 7.30pm, Tuesday 8 June 2010
PLACE: London Knowledge Lab, 23-29 Emerald St, London, WC1N 3QS
[Travel information & maps at: http://bit.ly/LKL-MathsArt-venue ]

All welcome. No reservation required, but an email to
lkl.maths.art at gmail.com would be appreciated for planning purposes

Next seminar: The programme will restart in September

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http://www.lkl.ac.uk/events/maths-art
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Dr Phillip Kent
London Knowledge Lab - Institute of Education
23 - 29 Emerald St
London WC1N 3QS
p.kent at ioe.ac.uk
tel 020 7763 2156   mobile 07950 952034
www.RISKatIOE.org , www.phillipkent.net
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