July 14, 2015
Students at Parsons School of Design have long explored the artistic possibilities of defined spaces.
Their next challenge? Creating artwork for the Manhattan offices of Bluewolf, a global business consulting firm.
This month, MFA Fine Art students Tariku Shiferaw and Ryota Sato will showcase projects designed for Bluewolf’s cutting-edge 9,300 square-foot space, located on the north side of Madison Square Park. The exhibition opens with a public reception on Thursday, July 9, 6-8 p.m.
Utilizing a $2,500 scholarship (and an $800 materials budget) from Bluewolf, Shiferaw and Sato were asked to create either a two dimensional work, video work or site-specific three dimensional pieces that took the available exhibition spaces at Bluewolf into consideration. Sato’s project, “Jungle is Massive,” is a series of video works exploring the notion of nature and wilderness, while Shiferaw’s project, “Math, X,” is a series of abstract paintings that challenge systems of visual language.
