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For Immediate Release
For Prospect Park: Eugene Patron
For artist: “Leaf & Circle” An Innovative Exhibit by Artist Jessica Baker April 5 – May 26, 2008 Brooklyn, NY - Leaf & Circle is the culmination of an ambitious project begun in the fall of 2007, during which artist Jessica Baker collected leaves from Prospect Park and locations throughout Brooklyn. Her initial idea to print directly on the leaves is a natural outgrowth from her work for many years as a printmaker, and in particular from her interest in the powerful archetype of the circle. The combination of leaves and circles has resulted in this unique series of single and multiple leaf print arrangements, as well as leaf arrangements with no prints on them at all. These will be displayed on the second floor of the landmark Prospect Park Beaux Arts Boathouse, which is home the Park’s Audubon Center. What is compelling about Baker’s work is how she has utilized a resource from her immediate environment - leaves - that are free and plentiful and would otherwise be left to naturally decompose. The finished leaves have a limited “life span.” Dried leaves and flowers have been known to last for more than a 100 years, but eventually decomposition will set in. Baker says, “A leaf that has fallen from a tree in November captures a moment in the growth and life cycle of a tree, and the transient beauty inherent in the inexorable march of the leaf from birth to death.” Leaf & Circle is at once poetic and intellectual, reflecting the underlying multidimensional talent of the artist, and her creative use of natural materials familiar to anyone who has admired Prospect Park’s colorful fall foliage. About the Artist: Jessica Baker lives and works in Brooklyn, where she pulls all of her own prints on a table-top etching press in her artist studio. Her prints have been presented in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States and internationally. For more information, visit www.jessicabaker.net Exhibit Hours and Related Programming: The Prospect Park Audubon Center is open Thursdays through Sundays, and public holidays, 12:00 – 5:00 p.m. Free admission. Related education programming lead by Audubon Center naturalists will be announced soon. The April 26 artist’s reception, from 5 – 8p.m., will feature a live music performance by singer-songwriter and performance poet nooz.washington.foster. Directions to the Audubon Center: Enter the Park at Lincoln Road & Ocean Ave., Parkside & Ocean Aves., or Flatbush Ave. & Empire Blvd. (Willink entrance) and follow the directional signs. By train: Q, S, or B to Prospect Park Station. By bus: B-16, B-41, B-43 and B-48 will bring you close to the Park’s Willink entrance. For more information on Prospect Park events, programs, volunteering and membership, call the Park Hotline at (718) 965-8999, visit www.prospectpark.org Dial 311 for all Parks & Recreation information Lead sponsor of school programs at the Audubon Center: Con Edison Lead sponsorship also provided by: Toyota Programs at the Audubon Center are supported, in part, by public funds from the NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs. In partnership with the City of New York and the
community, the Prospect Park Alliance restores, develops, and
operates Prospect Park for the enjoyment of all by caring for the
natural environment, preserving historic design, and serving the
public through facilities and programs. Prospect Park’s 585 acres of
meadows, waterfalls, forest, lakes, and athletic facilities comprise
a masterwork of urban green space. |
