Long Island University’s Humanities Gallery is pleased to present:

Basis Point

An exhibition by Jason Krugman and Patrick Paine

March 6-30, 2012

Reception: March 6, 6-8pm

Humanities Gallery Long Island University Brooklyn Campus First Floor, Humanities Building

Hours: Monday – Friday 9-6 Weekends by appointment Travel: B, M, Q, R to Dekalb Ave. or 2, 3, 4, 5 to Nevins St. Information: (718) 488-1198

Basis Point is essentially about small movements influencing larger forms. Each sculpture is made using aluminum sheeting manipulated by a microcontroller and motor to create shiny loops of amoebic motion measuring up to twelve feet in height. While alternately mimicking the repetitive motion of machines or the billowing movement of a jellyfish, these sculptures display alternate possibilities of form in motion, gathering and reflecting light as they move.

The term Basis Point is defined in the Dictionary of Economic Terms as, “One one-hundredth of a percentage point…small movements in the interest rate which can equate to massive exchanges of currency.” This choice of title contains oblique allusions to the current Occupy Movement and the global financial crisis, while the artwork offers a meditation on form, material, movement and the cyclical nature of change.

-Patrick Paine

jasonkrugman.com patrickpaine.com