INSTALLATION ARTIST LECTURES AT THE BLUE LINE GALLERY

INSTALLATION ARTIST LECTURES AT THE BLUE LINE GALLERY
Chris Daubert Talks About “Shamanism in Architecture” and “Site-specific Installations”

ROSEVILLE, Calif., October 19, 2010—Chris Daubert, installation artist and Sacramento City College professor, will present two lectures at Roseville Arts’ Blue Line Gallery this fall in conjunction with his current exhibit, “Transfiguration: An Electronic Audio and Visual Installation.”

In “Shamanism in Architecture,” Thursday, October 28, 7-9pm, Daubert will focus on specific archaeological sites built as tools to aid shamans in their ability to foresee the future. The second lecture is scheduled for Thursday, November 4, 7-9pm. “Site-specific Installations” will concentrate on contemporary works of art designed and constructed for specific settings, often including existing architecture as part of the design and concept.

Daubert’s electronic art installation at the Blue Line Gallery is open to the public, Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10-5, through January 8, 2011. Visitors may observe the installation set-up in progress through Friday, October 30.

WHO: Roseville Arts Blue Line Gallery
WHAT: Lectures by Installation Artist Chris Daubert
WHEN: “Shamanism in Architecture,” October 28, 7-9pm; “Site-specific Installations,” Nov. 4, 7-9pm
WHERE: Blue Line Gallery, 405 Vernon Street, Suite 100, Roseville
WHY: To introduce the community to contemporary installation art
COST: $10 members/$15 non-members/$5 students and seniors

ABOUT “TRANSFIGURATION: AN ELECTRONIC AUDIO AND VISUAL INSTALLATION BY CHRIS DAUBERT
Exhibiting at the Blue Line Gallery through January 8, 2011; Tuesdays-Fridays, 10-5. Daubert’s complex and meticulously constructed “Transfiguration” installation has been in the making for more than a year and includes more than 150 miles of wire. It features a series of electronic layouts that detect and reflect motion, sound and light reminiscent of the progression of energy in the ancient temple of Chalchihuites in northern Mexico, where the Sacramento City College professor was doing research in 2008.

“I was struck by the beauty and ingenuity of the construction of the temples,“ said Daubert, “and the architectural and cosmological precision by which they were designed.”

Just as light activity is captured through the intentional design in the ancient temple, Daubert directs energy through his installation in a series of electronic layouts, each triggering the next in a complex array of sound, light and movement. Finally, the energy is directed into the dark recesses of the gallery where the viewers are challenged to decipher what they see, much as the shamans of ancient times may have interpreted the play of light in the temple to direct the activities of the community for the upcoming solar year.

ABOUT ROSEVILLE ARTS BLUE LINE GALLERY
Roseville Arts’ Blue Line Gallery is a non-profit (501c3) community center for the arts. Further information may be obtained on the website: www.rosevillearts.org or by calling (916) 783-4117.