{"id":1241,"date":"2019-05-08T14:11:06","date_gmt":"2019-05-08T21:11:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/artmuseum\/?p=1241"},"modified":"2024-12-13T11:05:34","modified_gmt":"2024-12-13T18:05:34","slug":"erik-conrad-rough-and-tumble","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/artmuseum\/erik-conrad-rough-and-tumble\/","title":{"rendered":"Rough and Tumble: Sculpture by Eric Conrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1241 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-square-image-large'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/artmuseum\/erik-conrad-rough-and-tumble\/us-two\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/us-two-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-image-large size-square-image-large\" alt=\"A woman looks upon large fabric statue of two converging animal figures\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1246\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/us-two-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/us-two-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/us-two-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1246'>\n\t\t\t\tUs Two\nHand Woven Fabric, Steel, Zippers.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/artmuseum\/erik-conrad-rough-and-tumble\/echo\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-image-large size-square-image-large\" alt=\"Soft sculpture of two intertwined anamorphic figures. Made from handwoven fabric, used clothing, steel, zippers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1244\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/echo.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1244'>\n\t\t\t\tEcho. \nhandwoven fabric, steel, zippers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/artmuseum\/erik-conrad-rough-and-tumble\/transformer\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/transformer-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-square-image-large size-square-image-large\" alt=\"A soft sculpture, anamorphic in form made from handwoven fabric, steel, zippers\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/transformer-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/transformer-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/transformer-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1245'>\n\t\t\t\tTransformer. \nhandwoven fabric, steel, zippers\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<h2>Exhibition Dates: September 10 \u2013 November 23, 2019<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1242 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/conrad.headshot-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/conrad.headshot-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/conrad.headshot-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/339\/conrad.headshot-600x600.jpeg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Eric Conrad employs resolutely \u201canti-art\u201d materials such as cast-off clothing, team mascots and cheap souvenirs to create sculptures that are simultaneously funny, creepy and surprisingly moving. His works, which\u00a0typically involve multiple figures in awkward situations, evoke the general confusion of life, love, thwarted desires and mistaken signals. The inherently democratic nature of his materials only underscores the universality of the emotions and experiences his figures express.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Exhibition Dates: September 10 \u2013 November 23, 2019 Eric Conrad employs resolutely \u201canti-art\u201d materials such as cast-off clothing, team mascots and cheap souvenirs to create sculptures that are simultaneously funny, creepy and surprisingly moving. His works, which\u00a0typically involve multiple figures in awkward situations, evoke the general confusion of life, love, thwarted desires and mistaken signals. 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