2013-329 Arts - Barbara Tyroler $1,000 2013 Spring Arts Grant Agreement

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WEDNESDAY,JANUARY 5, 2011 + rrTlr'E ELI , CH-AP Water works wonders water It covers about three-quar- ters of the earth,and it is about to saturate the Horace Wil- liams House in Chapel Hill. "WaterMark,"an art exhibi- tion about water by Barbara � Tyroler,'Andrea Selch,Anita Mills and Hollie Taylor,will open with a reception this Sunday and remain on display r through Jan- BRUSH nary. e show M fi STt1KES reflects the process of collaboration the four art- ists engaged in to create the artworks; DEBORAH R. each of them MEYER incorporated elements from the others' works into their own pieces. Barf3a"ra Tyroler's photbgr4olls are included in a show at the Horace Willams House. Tyroler has been photo BARBARA TY.ROLER graphing images of water for years, but that subject took new meaning when she start- ed photographingher father in � In"WaterMark,"the subject 2001.H.A.Tyroter,a professor of Tyroler's dreamlike photo- For this show,she did paint- emeritus of epidemiology at CONTINUED FROM PAGE to graphs are the families of the boards and then UNC,had spinal stenosis, a other artists,shot in Selch and In on large narrowing f the spinal canal. did collage on them,using g P soothing and getting relief Mills'house pool. copies of Tyroler's photo "He started using water for and told me, In the water I Everybody was open and s of Selch s po- graphs,scrap , SEE WATER, PAGE 2A can dance and singwith my exeited,so the energy was in- ems and shards of 11I lls' day body like I cant do on tense and great,,.Tyroler said. land,'"said Tyroler. "Each photo in the show is a w"I went into Anna's studio, The pair began taking portrait,even though it is ab- she has millions of objects in photos of each other. Her straeted and.you won't neces wood," father; never having arilyknow-whoitis. hers udio,ineludtr?g g " Taylro said.'"I picked out the learned to swim, taught Hollie Taylor has always himself to do so. loved-collaborate things I wanted,and An " g was sending us older poetry This project totally "I think the product comes andpoetryshehadmademre- changed me, said Tyroler, out being much better when who created a new niche you are open to other ideas;" spouse to our coll aborating. Taylor said. We had no rules,and we were for herself—photographing just seeing where this was go- people in water. ing to take us." Poet Andrea$elch often writes poetry inspired by oth- er people's paintings,an an- Barbara Tyroler's photographs explore water and human farms. BARBARA TYROLER