The University Of Dayton’s Marian Library Studio Will Feature An Exhibit Of Sculptures By Cincinnati Artist Barbara Trauth, Who Creates Small-Scale Works With A Special Feel For Mary, The Mother Of Jesus.

Between Heaven and Earth : Little Sculptures of Our Woman will run Wed., Feb. 1, through Sun., April 15, on the seventh floor of Roesch Library. Hours are 8:30 a.m. To 4:30 p.m. Monday through Fri. and Sat. and Sun. by appointment by calling 937-229-4214.brbrTrauth will be available for an artist’s reception in the gallery seven p.m. Thursday, February 16. The exhibit and reception are free and open to the public.brbrThere exists a definite contrast between Trauth’s sculptures and her 2-D art, said the Rev. Johann Roten, S.M, Marian Library director of study and special projects. The paintings are of strongly figurative nature conveying the tranquil wonder of children and nature. Her sculptures show a marked expressionist disposition.brbrReminiscent of some of the famous German artists of the mid-twentieth century, such as Kaethe Kollwitz, her tiny sculptures illustrate how much humans find themselves torn between heaven and earth, between the dynamism of the spirit and the gravity of worldly realities.brbrThe exhibit features ten tiny sculptures and 15 acrylics and watercolors, many featuring kids and the landscape around a href=http://www.medjugorje-travel.com/ target=’_blank’Medjugorje/a, Bosnia-Herzegovina, where Mary allegedly seemed to children in 1981.brbrBorn in Cincinnati, Trauth graduated from Edgecliff University with a qualification in fine humanities with a concentration in sculpting. She worked as an illustrator for Gibson Greeting Cards Inc, Shillito’s dep store and the Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Enquirer papers.brbrUniversity of Dayton’s Marian Library / Global Marian Research Institute is an internationally recognised center for the principles of Mary, the mum of Jesus, and holds the world’s largest collection of printed materials and artifacts devoted to her. The collection includes more than 100,000 books and pamphlets in more than fifty languages, and a massive collection of almost three thousand Nativity sets and Marian art from all over the world, writes a href=http://tagza.com/General/University_of_Dayton__News__Between_Heaven_and_Earth-1/ target=’_blank’tagza.com/a.

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