Santa Fe Artist Susan Begy Exhibits in Brooklyn
Santa Fe artist Susan Begy soon to have drawings in exhibition at B. Conte—167 N. 9th St in Brooklyn—through March 18, 2012. Primordial Soup and Other Things opens Friday, February 17, 2012.
research, reset, 2012
Begy, who recently began a local artist salon in Santa Fe, received her MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York. She splits her time between New York and New Mexico.
Although the artist’s drawings will be on display during this exhibition, her work extends to the sculptural medium as well. Begy carves lifelike objects such as guns from salt blocks, which slowly become less refined and ultimately dissolve.
solicitation1, 2009, carved salt block, 6 x 10 x 2 inches initially
Begy writes of her sculptures and drawings that her work “begins with a narrative that takes place within a given structure and explore triadic relationships and concepts. Sensual/ Scientific/Spiritual. Nurturance/Governance/Destruction.”