Paul Oglesby Exhibition Opening and viewing of James Turrell's "Come to Good"

Join us as we celebrate the opening of artist Paul Oglesby's exhibition, with remarks from the artist, followed by James Turrell's Come to Good sunset viewing.  A reception will close out the evening. 
The sunset viewing is free, though reservations are recommended.
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SCHEDULE:
5:00 PM - Exhibition Opens
5:30 PM - 6:30 PM - Artist's Talk
6:46 PM - 7:23 PM - Come To Good
7:30 PM - 9:00 PM - Reception

About the Work
Paul Oglesby's sculptural work begins with everyday disposable objects, the kind that accumulate invisibly in industrial and domestic life, which become molds for concrete castings that he assembles into forms that feel ancient and architectural at once. He calls the system Zygo, from the Latin for connected: a modular, ever-growing body of work that is simultaneously mobile and monumental, spare and complex.

The results look like botanical fossils from an industrial era — bulbs, pods, segmented stems, vertical and horizontal structures ranging from half an inch to 500 pounds. Each piece is hand cast, individually made, and shaped by the negative space hidden inside objects we never thought to look at carefully. 

Oglesby is interested in the most minimal and universal forms: the geometric shapes that exist just beneath the surface of the ordinary, waiting to be transformed into something of beauty and grace. Zygo keeps growing because the world keeps offering material. There is no end to what can be found.

About the Artist
Raised near Devine, Texas, Paul Oglesby spent his early years working on farms, ranches, and commercial construction sites before a semester of commercial art at Texas State. In the 1980s he moved to Austin, where he spent twelve years at Tangram Rehabilitation Network, rising from head grower to assistant manager of its nursery. There he helped lead a revival of horticultural therapy, trained interns from around the world, and built a bonsai program that earned him a seat on the board for the International Bonsai Convention in San Antonio.

He later worked as an estate gardener and then as a principal garden designer, building his first garden around fifty tons of hand-worked limestone. That work led him back to sculpture. After years of developing a hand-cast modular system, he debuted it in 2010 in Austin, followed by an installation at Austin City Hall. Botanical Fossils, his installation at Building 98 in Marfa, across from the Chinati Foundation, remains on view.

In 2023, a Botanical Fossils sculpture won the HD Magazine global award and appeared on CBS's Hotels by Design. Self-represented, he has placed work in three countries. He is now creating a site-specific installation for Lake Flato.

We are located at the Trail Head in Clearfork, next to Press Cafe. There is ample public parking nearby.