奥达姆的艺术：阿玛莉亚·阿玛基的创作将一切融合在一起
October 27, 2011
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Jessica Pope
Communications and Media Relations Coordinator
奥达姆的艺术：阿玛莉亚·阿玛基的创作将一切融合在一起
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VALDOSTA -- Of the more than 50 works of art currently on
display at 美高梅博彩’s •奥德姆库, one piece has
emerged as the tie that binds the library’s past to its future -- a
mixed media creation that celebrates books through art.
Dr. Amalia Amaki’s “For the Love of Books” can be found on the
library’s second floor, in the Hub Gallery Area. A
three-dimensional piece made of buttons, paint, books, and a
reproduced postcard, it pays homage to an individual who was
responsible for bringing in almost $1 million worth of books to
•奥德姆库 and celebrates all that is possible through a
never-ending desire to learn.
When William H. Mobley IV died from a heart attack at his Arlington
County, Va., home at the age of 76 on May 23, 2010, Deborah S.
Davis, certified archivist, director of vs上 Archives and Special
Collections, and chairwoman of the Library Art Committee, said his
friends and family created a special fund at the •奥德姆库 to
honor him. Because he had acquired so many books for the library
through his work at the Library of Congress, someone suggested the
library use the funds to purchase more books. Someone else
suggested the library purchase a piece of art.
Davis said that Amaki’s name came up several times as discussions
continued.
Amaki was already working on a piece, tentatively called “Dancing
with Books,” that later became the •奥德姆库’s “For the Love of
Books,” a tribute to Mobley. Davis said it took several months of
research and negotiations with galleries to decide on an artist,
and she added that the library is very pleased with the finished
piece.
In Amaki’s work, two children dance on top of “a solid bottom
foundation of books, surrounded by a plethora of buttons. The books
include child psychology and education books, as well as
literature, history, and even dictionaries,” according to
information provided by Davis. “Buttons are mundane treasures; any
child whose mother sewed can remember playing with these domestic
‘jewels.’ The children, dressed as dancers with button jewels,
reach towards a book in the top right corner called ‘The Sky’s the
Limit.’ This is a happy composition, full of promise.”
The piece also contains a book about Mobley and a small postcard
featuring the •奥德姆库, as well as books by local authors. It
was purchased with matching funds from vs上’s Art Funding Pool,
established during the 2010-2011 fiscal year by the University
Planning and Budget Council. Dr. John Gaston, dean of the College
of the Arts and professor of communication, said the funding pool
serves “to assist in the development of the university’s indoor art
and an outdoor art collection that will enhance the university’s
image of excellence as a regional institution of higher learning in
the University System of Georgia.”
In addition to Amaki’s “For the Love of Books,” the •奥德姆库
currently has two full collections on display. The Lamar Dodd
Collection is housed on the north side’s first floor and features
20 paintings and prints from a variety of significant 20th century
and a few 19th century artists. The Ross Rosenberg Collection is
housed on the north side’s second floor and features 15 very big
paintings and drawings, 15 very tiny drawings, and two
sculptures.
Also hanging inside the library, in the Hub Gallery Area on the
north side’s second floor, is a four-piece teaser from the
Jeannette and Charles Kessler Collection of East Asian art, which
will open in full in January 2012.
•奥德姆库 “has by far the largest art collection in the
university,” Davis said, and on Friday, Oct. 28, the vs上 and South
Georgia communities are invited to check out Art in Odum, an
initiative that resulted in the campus library becoming more than
just a run-of-the-mill library but a destination promoting
education through the unexpected. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., visitors
can view the various exhibits, talk to some of the artists, and
learn more about the future of this ongoing project. Refreshments
will be served.
Amaki and Rosenberg have confirmed their attendance at the
reception.
An artist, art historian, writer, film critic, and visual studies
scholar, Amaki is currently a professor of art, art history, and
visual studies at the University of Alabama. She previously taught
at the University of Delaware, North Georgia College and State
University, and Spelman College.
For more information about the Art in Odum initiative, contact
Deborah S. Davis, certified archivist, director of vs上 Archives and
Special Collections, and chairwoman of the Library Art Committee,
at (229) 259-7756 or dsdavis@valdosta.edu, or visit
www.mgmbetbc.com/news/releases/odumart.101011。
For more information on the Lamar Dodd Collection, visit www.mgmbetbc.com/news/releases/doddart.101411。
For more information about the Ross Rosenberg Collection, visit
www.mgmbetbc.com/news/releases/rosenberg.102111。
For more information about the Jeannette and Charles Kessler
Collection, visit www.mgmbetbc.com/news/releases/kessler.102411。
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