Nancy Shaver : Retail14 April –19 May 20071 of 2  > next    < 2007 page   < artist page
Nancy Shaver is a sculptor and runs a store in Hudson, NY named Henry. The following excerpts from a text by Ann Lauterbach for an upcoming catalog on the artist and shopkeeper, refer to both.
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We, Nancy and I, share a love of necessary objects; objects that were made
of necessity, in need.

With a purpose in mind. With, sometimes, limited material means.
We believe, also, that art is necessary.

The necessity of art is somehow implicated in the relationship between
materials and purpose.

There is a fine line between purpose and use. Nancy and I share a pleasure
in these fine lines.
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Worn objects are the material equivalent of wise. This thought has been with me
since the first flea market.

It has nothing to do with the frippery of antiques, nothing to do with the advancement
of investment, nothing to do with Roadshow inheritance.

Well if nothing else, art has given me a way to live, she said one day as I was leaving Henry's inventory of foundlings.
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A Minimalist instruction: material and process revelatory of each other. Making as content.
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A tender, humorous delight in things as they are.
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Nancy as alchemist of this inception. The new as/is insight.
 Nancy Shaver, One blue block, red brick, 2004 nsf0405 Nancy Shaver, Crooked box, white curve, 2006 nsf0617 Nancy Shaver, Assortment: yellow, ochre, blue and pink, 2006 nsf0611 Nancy Shaver, Assortment: brown yellow green, red and gray, 2006 nsf0610   Nancy Shaver, Egg Crates on Cardboard Box, 2006 nsf0619   Nancy Shaver, Valances Balanced, 2006 nsf0608   Nancy Shaver, Assortment: black and white, 2006 nsf0609   Nancy Shaver, Follow Me, 2006 nsf0603   Nancy Shaver, Paper rug, 2006 nsf0618   > exhibition continues
space One blue block, red brick, 2004; wooden box, cardboard boxes, house paint, flashe acrylic paint; 13.25 x 10.5 x 4.75” Crooked box, white curve, 2006; wooden box, cardboard boxes, house paint,
flashe acrylic paint; 9 x 13.5 x 5”		 Assortment: yellow, ochre, blue and pink, 2006; wooden blocks, fabric, house paint, flashe acrylic paint; 10.5 x 10.75 x 3.25” space Assortment: brown yellow green, red and gray, 2006;
wooden blocks, fabric, house paint, flashe acrylic paint;
10.5 x 10.5 x 3.25"		 space Egg Crates on Cardboard Box, 2006; cardboard, 1920 egg crate mailer;
14.5 x 19.5 x 16”		 space Valances Balanced, 2006;
metal rods, wood, wire, paper, house paint, flashe acrylic paint;
98.5 x 40 x 46”		 space Assortment: black and white, 2006; wooden blocks, fabric, house paint, flashe acrylic paint; 10.5 x 11.25 x 3.25” space Follow Me, 2006; wood, wooden blocks, house paint, flashe acrylic, wheels; 32 x 17.5 x 12” space Paper rug, 2006; plywood, cardboard boxes, house paint, flashe acrylic paint;
76 x 29.25 x 5.5”		 space space
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