ANTHONY VISCARDI

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Lehigh University Art Galleries – Museum Operation (LUAG) is very pleased to present “Anthony Viscardi: Tracing Time To Measure Space - New Drawings and Constructions,” an art/architectural exhibition of the ideas and works of Professor Anthony Viscardi.

For over 20 years, the practice of tracing shadows has informed the architectural scholarship and “pedagogy of form” in Viscardi’s inquiry into creative design theory and his application to the studio/classroom as an integrated experimental arena. His creative as well as inspirational drawings/constructions derive from direct observation of the passage of light over time and navigate a conceptual landscape between two- and three-dimensional space.

Viscardi is nationally and internationally recognized for his search/research comprised of scholarship, creative work and classroom methodology. He continues to inspire students and scholars alike. His aim is not only to teach the perception of design but rather to impart the creative design process. This exhibition has been designed as an open-classroom where classes, guided tours, and visitors-at-large will experience a new concept in the “art” of architecture.

Lehigh University Art Galleries – Museum Operation’s (LUAG) central educational resource is viewed as a multifaceted integrated classroom in which education is approached in the following ways: Museum and Curatorial Studies; Collections Care and Management; Exhibitions and Interpretation; and Partnership with the Community. Courses are taught across-the-disciplines using the University’s world-class teaching collection, which represents a diverse and broad cross-section of art and culture. Students and faculty have direct experiential learning within the Integrated Teaching Collection and Visual Laboratory. Exhibitions are specifically planned to function as teaching tools exploring diverse topics in visual literacy and the humanities.

As a university museum, LUAG has been a well-established, evolutionary and progressive program within the broader institutional mandate of the University. Our educational and cultural mission is advanced through firsthand observation and hands-on training. Students develop skills to respond critically to a changing world through problem-based learning and collaboration, ultimately preparing them to become well-informed consumers of visual culture in the broadest sense.

Ricardo Viera

Professor of Art A|A|D

Director/Curator, LUAG