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The San Luis Obispo Museum of Art presents Literally: Identity and the Written Word

November 19, 2016 @ 2:00 pm

Lisa Occhipinti will give an exhibition tour on Saturday, November 19 from 2–3 PM, followed by an exhibition opening reception from 3–5 PM. Both events are free and open to the public.

An exhibition of sculpture and prints by Lisa Occhipinti on view from November 18, 2016 until January 29, 2017.
Using sculpture, photographs, and artists’ books, Ms. Occhipinti has developed a wonderfully captivating method to encapsulate moments, singular stories, and sequences of information. Occhipinti’s art emphasizes individual experiences, a reaction to her concern about the homogenization of the world.

The written word or image on paper is the basis for Ms. Occhipinti‘s work, the discarded book the vehicle for her creative process. Its title may inspire a new story through a series of collaged photographs, hand-bound into the original cover. Handwritten notes in the margin or a stamp across the cover are reconstructed into a sculpture that captures a singular moment in time. Content and form are cut and folded, merging into a beautifully assembled sculpture. The process of deconstruction, manipulation, creating new forms, and coming into a new life is an archetypal story that resonates with all humans. Ms. Occhipinti seeks to connect with the viewers in this final stage, where a glimpse of familiarity, nostalgia, or intrigue can spark a story or association.

With a BA in fine art, Occhipinti has studied in France with Parsons School of Design and in Italy with The School of Visual Arts. She was a faculty member at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and taught at the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH and the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA. She wrote and illustrated Novel Living (Abrams, 2014), and The Repurposed Library (Abrams, 2011).

Ms. Occhipinti will also lead a community art-making event that will result in a handmade artists’ book. Over the course of the exhibition, participants will explore their own identities and life stories by making a page for the artists’ book. All two-dimensional art making media are acceptable for this collaborative project. Ms. Occhipinti will hand-bind the contributed pages into an art book for display in the Museum.

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Lisa Occhipinti will give an exhibition tour on Saturday, November 19 from 2–3 PM, followed by an exhibition opening reception from 3–5 PM. Both events are free and open to the public.

An exhibition of sculpture and prints by Lisa Occhipinti on view from November 18, 2016 until January 29, 2017.
Using sculpture, photographs, and artists’ books, Ms. Occhipinti has developed a wonderfully captivating method to encapsulate moments, singular stories, and sequences of information. Occhipinti’s art emphasizes individual experiences, a reaction to her concern about the homogenization of the world.

The written word or image on paper is the basis for Ms. Occhipinti‘s work, the discarded book the vehicle for her creative process. Its title may inspire a new story through a series of collaged photographs, hand-bound into the original cover. Handwritten notes in the margin or a stamp across the cover are reconstructed into a sculpture that captures a singular moment in time. Content and form are cut and folded, merging into a beautifully assembled sculpture. The process of deconstruction, manipulation, creating new forms, and coming into a new life is an archetypal story that resonates with all humans. Ms. Occhipinti seeks to connect with the viewers in this final stage, where a glimpse of familiarity, nostalgia, or intrigue can spark a story or association.

With a BA in fine art, Occhipinti has studied in France with Parsons School of Design and in Italy with The School of Visual Arts. She was a faculty member at the New Hampshire Institute of Art and taught at the Currier Museum of Art, Manchester, NH and the Craft and Folk Art Museum, Los Angeles, CA. She wrote and illustrated Novel Living (Abrams, 2014), and The Repurposed Library (Abrams, 2011).

Ms. Occhipinti will also lead a community art-making event that will result in a handmade artists’ book. Over the course of the exhibition, participants will explore their own identities and life stories by making a page for the artists’ book. All two-dimensional art making media are acceptable for this collaborative project. Ms. Occhipinti will hand-bind the contributed pages into an art book for display in the Museum.