[New Windsor]

Wanderings + Wonderings: Jonathan VanDyke & Bethany Ides
May 9, 2015, 2:00 pm
at Storm King Art Center

In a new durational work created for Storm King, Jonathan VanDyke uses the expansive and multi-faceted terrain of the Art Center to explore the intersection of painting and performance, color and movement. The two performers carry paint-stained tarps and signs, folding, manipulating, and interacting with these painterly objects. At times their movements suggest the rhythmic marching of a street protest, while in other segments they playfully suggest a high school color guard troop inventing a new political language, or a pair of street performers who have wandered off path. Here, the painting engenders a theatrical dialogue, and the sculpture figures as both foil and audience.  VanDyke will perform with Bethany Ides. The Shandaken Project and Storm King Art Center collaborate on Wanderings and Wonderings presented in 2015. This public program  invites poets, artists, scholars, and performers to engage Storm King’s visitors, collection, and grounds through creative exploration. Find more information here.