York's Coleman Center opens new exhibit

By Staff
special to The Star
March 26, 2004
The Coleman Center for Arts and Culture announces the opening of "House of Red on White," a temporary installation by Andrea Stanislav.
The exhibition will open Saturday from 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at 707 Boulevard St. in York, Ala. The exhibition is also open to the public by appointment only, SundaynApril 7. Call (205) 392-2005 for information.
Stanislav's site-specific installation, sponsored by the Coleman Center for Arts and Culture, is being created at Jean Dial's former home at 707 Boulevard St in York. The project is inspired from the local oral history as told through ghost stories and the unique place and architecture of York.
Stanislav's sculptures, photographs and sound elements interact with the space of the house, exploring domestic and spiritual issues. A collection of mirrors and photographs of the storytellers lead visitors through the rooms, to find various components of the piece, including a bedroom with a "floating" Alabama State flag; another bedroom which has become a pine cone forest; and in the dinning room, a mirrored dinning table reflecting sewn soft sculptures suspended from above, among others.
Andrea Stanislav has been on residency at the Coleman Center for Arts and Culture since mid-February. She is a New York City-based artist, born in Chicago in 1968. She has exhibited her sculptures and multimedia installations internationally since 1990.
Stanislav received an master's degree from Alfred University in 1997 and a bachelor's degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1990. She has lived in the United States and Northern Ireland.
Stanislav's most recent selected exhibitions include the 47th International Exhibition at San Diego Art Institute; fivemyles Gallery in Brooklyn, N.Y.; Village Voice Sculpture Show; and Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha, Neb.
Stanislav has worked collaboratively with filmmaker Kyle Henry, where her sculptures were featured in his feature film "Room," funded by Sundance and Michael Stipe's production company Self Timer. Stanislav worked on Matthew Barney's film "Creamaster 3" from 2000-2003.