MFA Studio Art Alumna Exhibits at the Hunterdon Art Museum

The work of MFA Studio Art alumna Gianluca Bianchino ’11 is featured in the show Through the Lens, at the Hunterdon Art Museum, featuring site-specific installations inspired by technology while being rooted in nature and scientific discovery.

Bianchino’s work investigates physics, particularly as it applies to astronomy, exploring the power of the lens as a microscope or telescope investigating the natural world in ways that aren’t visible to the naked eye.  The show is comprised primarily of two large installations that allow a fair amount of interplay between the artists, the artwork, and the gallery space. “There’s this pervading idea of movement and exploration weaving in and out of this exhibition, both physically as well as metaphorically,” said Jeanne Brasile, curator of the show, and the director of the Walsh Gallery at Seton Hall University. 

“Gianluca has made 10 new ‘portals’ that contain viewing lenses through which visitors are transported to another layer of regressive space,” Brasile said. Bianchino’s site specific installations can be seen as representations of an expansive cosmos minimized to an accessible scale for viewers, offering an alternative view on the themes of space and perspective. 

Through the Lens runs through January 3rd, 2016.  For more information about the exhibition read an announcement covering the show at NJ.com, and a review on A Greater Town blog.

The Hunterdon Art Museum is a landmark regional center for contemporary arts, craft, and design offering a wide range of art classes and workshops for children and adults, located in Clinton, New Jersey.

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