In Fayerweather Gallery's latest exhibit, "Julian Day 2451579," artist Susan Lutz offers a unique perspective on art, proving that images are not limited to flat, one-dimensional paintings. Running through Feb. 25, the three-dimensional art exhibit takes artwork to another level.
Lutz, a University alumna and "Susan Lutz Stereo View Company" president, demonstrates a wide range of talent, drawing from different artistic genres. The central medium in the exhibit is photography, but the multidimensional photographs add an unconventional element to the standard art form.
The first piece, "Lightbox," resembles a plastic cube and is suspended from the ceiling on a white pole. Each face of the "box," excluding the top and bottom, has 16 pictures in a four by four layout. A light illuminates the box from within, making the piece initially more odd than striking. More bizarre still, the pictures are arranged in duplicates. Out of the 16 pictures on a face, eight pictures have matching duplicates in pairs. Using "3-D-glasses" that are supplied by the gallery, the "picture pairs" blend together to form one three-dimensional image. Instead of seeing 16 flat photos, one is able to visualize eight three-dimensional images.
Much of the exhibit's mystery lies in the question of how two pictures can combine into one more realistic image. Susan Lutz explains that two photographs, when taken simultaneously from slightly different angles, cause an angle difference so slight that the two images viewed side by side through a stereoscope, a form of high-quality 3-D glasses, result in a real, clear and three-dimensional image.
Upstairs, one finds walls lined with pairs of pictures sided by stereoscopes. The first piece is titled "Butcher Shop in the can piello della Pescaria, Venezia." With the aid of 3-D-wear, it provides a glimpse through a butcher shop window. The window seems close by as one looks through the glass onto the butcher, busy serving someone in the shop.
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Other 3-D settings in the exhibit include multiple gondola photos in Venezia as well as artistic pictures from San Polo. All images show clear dimension manipulation by the objects' placement at different distances from the photographer's location.
Along with the 3-D images, Lutz's company also contributed black and white photographs known as "stereo cards" to the show. These cards feature scenic views from Juneau, Alaska, as well as contemporary pictures of animals, people and places.
The exhibit should be a treat to anyone who enjoys optical illusions. Audiences, however, should not expect the thrill of 3-D movies through red and blue goggles. The show is a fabulous interest piece and should be treated as one in its own right.
For more information on the exhibit, visit Susan Lutz's Web site at http://americanhomebody.com/lutz3d, which features more of her photography and art work.
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