Recent Publications by Art Professor Mary Sherman

Studio art Professor Mary Sherman’s book, Countess Ways, was included in the 2020 European International Book Art Biennale, Book as ®evolution, at the Károlyi Castle in Carei, Romania. The exhibition dates were September 3-20, 2020. Sherman’s book opens into a paper sculpture that can be configured to suggest multiple visual narratives.

In addition, Prof. Sherman’s article, "In Praise of Frozen Sound: Audifying Painting," was published in the journal Ikonotheka 29, Institute of Art History, University of Warsaw, 2019, pp. 21-30. ISBN 0860-5669.  The editor of the journal, Zuzanna Sarnecka, says, "In this volume we focus on the role all the senses play in creating, handling, display, collecting and exhibiting art. We are indebted to the course The Sensory Renaissance, offered by the Centre for Research in the Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities (CRASH, Cambridge, 2014), and the recent studies into the importance of multisensory engagement with art and its history, including the research and publications of the Centre of Excellence for the History of Emotions funded by the Australian Research Council." Prof. Sherman notes that her article takes as a case study her multi-sensory installation Delay to demonstrate that the experience of viewing a painting engages the senses of sight, sound, and touch.