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The East Stroudsburg University of PA Art Department held an Artists’ Reception on Sunday October 14th for “The Chang Family of Artists” Exhibition in The Madelon Powers Art Gallery located within the university’s Fine and Performing Arts Center. The exhibition consists of works created by members of Chang family whose ancestral home is in Korea with many presently living in Canada and the state of New York, USA. The majority of the work featured sculpted pieces created by the family’s patriarch, Yeon-Tak Chang, which were made from terra cotta, marble, sandstone, and other materials.

The remainder of the work exhibited were created by Mr. Chang’s children and children in law who included Jae-Sook Chang, Hogie Chang, David Chang, Yoon Chang, and Dominic Kozerski along with his grand child Kinga Kozerski and his four year old grand daughters Anais and Colette Kozerski. The family’s work ranged from oil and drawn pieces to photography mixed media pieces along with other creative expressions. The exhibition was well attended inspiring a number of conversations shared by those who enjoyed exploring the work.

To a casual observer, it seemed the sculpted pieces created by Yeon-Tak Chang and other members of his family drew the most attention among those who attended the reception. This may be due to the fact local galleries rarely display sculpted works in stone or ceramics in their featured exhibitions. The physical constructs of sculpture offer a dimensionality to the viewer which isn’t as evident in two dimensional forms such as paintings or photographs. It’s much easier to expand our perception of a sculpture as all we need to do is travel from one point to another to discover its variations.

However, although the physical constructs of sculpted forms can expand our ability to perceive all they have to convey, the same experience can be found by delving deeply into the two dimensional work one encounters as well. All one needs to do is to realize the source of all our perceptions, whether their inspired by exploring a two dimensional piece or three dimensional one, is from within and is influenced by our life’s condition and the remembered experiences we choose to make relative to what we see. Both the sculpted and two dimensional pieces entreated our inner eyes to perceive our perceptions with renewed visions which made the exhibit very perceptive. You’ll be able to find more photographs taken during “The Chang Family of Artists” Reception in The ESU 2012 Gallery at  www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150661494755421.450297.636000420&type=1.

Yeon-Tak Chang’s work is a critically acclaimed sculptor whose work can be seen in various venues throughout the world. His children and grand children are also pursuing their creative endeavors and achieving a great deal of acclaim for their gifts. Yeon-Tak Chang is represented in Stroudsburg, PA by Gallery 705. You can learn more about the artist, his family, and all the gallery has to offer by exploring The Gallery 705 Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/Gallery705?ref=ts&fref=ts.

The East Stroudsburg University of PA Art Department Exhibition of “The Chang Family of Artists” will be presented in The Madelon Powers Art Gallery located within the university’s Fine and Performing Arts Center until November 20th. The East Stroudsburg University of PA Art Department’s next exhibition will be their Semester Review exploring the work of the student population. The Exhibition will begin Tuesday November 27th with an Artist’s Reception held on Tuesday December 4th beginning at 1pm. The exhibition continues until December 11th. Please Explore The Madelon Powers Art Gallery Facebook Page at www.facebook.com/EsuArtGallery?ref=ts&fref=ts for more information.