Artist Cheryl Safren’s Early Languages Exhibition: Opening Reception
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This fascinating exhibition unites the worlds of art, science and the humanities.
By making simple marks and assigning meaning to those marks humans began written communication. Early Languages, an art exhibition by Long Island artist Cheryl Safren, will showcase art pieces exploring visual symbols that function as letters in alphabets facilitating written communication in early languages.
Lydian Tablet
About the Exhibit: Symbols in Early Languages
Symbols, as a form of communication, have been scratched onto rocks by cavemen and used by physicists employing powerful computers to explain string theory. Some symbols may only be understood in a certain place or time in history or by those educated in a certain field of endeavor.
This exhibit explores visual symbols functioning as letters in alphabets to facilitate written language. From the originators of petroglyphs to the symbology of the alchemists, humans found a way to communicate by making simple marks and assigning meaning to those marks. Each art panel in this exhibition is a composite of alphabets from a specific time and place such as the Bronze Age, Iron Age, Lanna Kingdom and the Indus Valley. Long Island artist Cheryl Safren will speak about textual symbols in earlier civilizations and their influence on her artwork.
Sponsored by the SPARK Center.