Elizabeth Whyte Schulze: Brush Up

November 8, 2016 – December 15, 2016


  • Beppo view 1 11.5x9x7.5.jpg
  • Beppo view 2 11.5x 9 x 7.5.jpg
  • Bindi view 1 8x5.jpg
  • Bindi view 2 8x5.jpg
  • Kumari view 1 29x12x7.jpg
  • Kumari view 2 29x12x7.jpg
  • NowThen view 1 18.5x 12.jpg
  • NowThen view 2 18.5x12.jpg
  • Spoon view 2  8x6.jpg
  • Spoonview 1 8x6.jpg
  • Taloon view 1 12x14x9.jpg
  • Taloon view 2 12x14x9.jpg

Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Beppo

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Beppo

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Bindi

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Bindi

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Kumari

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Kumari

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Now Then

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Now Then

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Spoon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Spoon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Taloon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Taloon

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  • Beppo view 1 11.5x9x7.5.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Beppo

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    11.5" x 9" x 7.5"

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  • Beppo view 2 11.5x 9 x 7.5.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Beppo

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    11.5" x 9" x 7.5"

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  • Bindi view 1 8x5.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Bindi

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    8" x 5"

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  • Bindi view 2 8x5.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Bindi

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    8" x 5"

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  • Kumari view 1 29x12x7.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Kumari

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    29" x 12" x 7"

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  • Kumari view 2 29x12x7.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Kumari

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    29" x 12" x 7"

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  • NowThen view 1 18.5x 12.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Now Then

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    18.5" x 12"

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  • NowThen view 2 18.5x12.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Now Then

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    18.5" x 12"

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  • Spoon view 2  8x6.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Spoon

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    8" x 6"

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  • Spoonview 1 8x6.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Spoon

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    8" x 6"

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  • Taloon view 1 12x14x9.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Taloon

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    12" x 14" x 9"

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  • Taloon view 2 12x14x9.jpg
    Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
    Taloon

    Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects

    12" x 14" x 9"

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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Beppo

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Beppo

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Bindi

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Bindi

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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Kumari

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Kumari

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Now Then

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Now Then

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Spoon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Spoon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Taloon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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Elizabeth Whyte Schulze
Taloon

Pine needles, raffia, paint, paper, found objects


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We request the pleasure of your company to view the work and meet the artist.

Saturday, December 10 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
at
Mobilia Gallery

358 Huron Avenue
Cambridge, MA
02138

RSVP mobiliaart@verizon.net or 617-876-2109

Picasso and Pie will be served. We invite you to read the full story that inspired Picasso and Pie here.

Using organic fibers and traditional basket making techniques, Elizabeth Whyte Schulze creates three-dimensional paintings that are evocative of primitive art. A graduate of Ohio Wesleyan University and Tufts University, Whyte Schulze was the recipient of a Fellowship for Crafts from the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2009.

STATEMENT

The basketry sculptures included in this show are informed by a recent exhibition at the Harvard Art Museum called EVERYWHEN, the Eternal Present in Indigenous Art from Australia.
My work has always been informed by my travels. From petroglyph sites in the American Southwest to  Australia’s Aboriginal Art Centers, each experience provides an opportunity to appreciate the art and culture of the country and its people. The show at Harvard reacquainted me with the art of the Indigenous Australians, both well known and contemporary artists.
My basketry sculptures are made from pine needles and raffia coiled into sturdy, graceful shapes. To the completed basket surface I adhere a thin layer of Japanese rice paper that retains the woven texture of the basket underneath the paper. To this surface I apply and layer painted imagery of figure, design and text by intersecting and overlapping dots and marks.  Inspired by petroglyphs and cave art, I like the marks to pulse and recede on the uneven basket surface. Each work is embellished with an added bit of woven fiber such as vegetable scrub brushes from India, Japanese calligraphy brushes of bamboo and horse hair as well as Chinese paint brushes for the home.
My approach to working on the basket is to present a complex landscape of imagery that is visually challenging and personally satisfying.

SELECTED COLLECTIONS:

  • American Embassy, Malabo, Equatorial Guinea
  • Racine Art Museum, Racine, WI
  • Numerous private collections throughout the United States

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