O a new project by Sean Connaughty

"O"
by Sean Connaughty
Presented by XYandZ gallery
Opening Reception Saturday February 19th 7-11p
XYandZ is proud to present Sean Connaughty's latest project "O". Connaughty is a Minneapolis-based multi-media artist, whose work investigates the relationship between the natural and urban environments. For "O", Connaughty has taken the properties of salvaged tree branches, their tension and their resistance to force, and used them to create organic, globular forms. The pieces recall an earlier, survival-based relationship to the natural world, resembling animal or primeval human dwellings, and ask us to consider questions concerning the history of our interaction with nature, and the way we’ve responded to it’s demands.
Sean Connaughty earned his BFA in Painting from the Minneapolis College of Art and Design in 1989, before completing his MFA at the Savannah College of Art and Design in 2000. He is a professor of painting and drawing at The University of Minnesota and St. Cloud State University.