Humming of the Strings

The title of the Beeler Gallery exhibition Humming of the Strings is drawn from the Pythagoras quote, “There is geometry in the humming of the strings, there is music in the spacing of the sphere.” The spheres in the case of Pythagoras were the planets of the solar system and his assertion was that their movement would literally make a sound and by their order in concert those sounds would make pleasant music. Back on Earth, a poetic embrace of geometry is the motivation to bring these six artists together in one space, and to allow the work of each artist to interact and resonate—much like the music of the spheres.

Humming of the Strings features the work of Stefan Chinov, Heather Jones, Jeffrey Courtland Jones, Kristina Paabus, Marc Ross, and Richard Roth. Each artist was chosen for their nonobjective approach and unique correlation with the history geometric abstraction. Heather Jones and Roth explore how we look at and into an image by amplifying both the physical and graphic presence in their work; Jeffrey Courtland Jones, Paabus, and Ross create a similar relationship between the surface and the atmospheric potential of mark-making; and Chinov, the only sculptor in the exhibition, explores the complex relationship of sculpture and pedestal as the pedestal becomes sculpture.

Also on view at Beeler Gallery
Closer—Still, a group exhibition curated by Jeffrey Courtland Jones, is on view through Saturday, Dec. 14, in the Beeler Gallery Project Space.

Visitor info
Beeler Gallery, located on the ground floor of CCAD’s Joseph V. Canzani Center, is open 11 a.m.–6 p.m. Wednesday–Saturday. Parking and admission are free.

Our partners
Overall support for Beeler Gallery is provided by Greater Columbus Arts Council and Ohio Arts Council.