Leo Villareal Takes Part in a September 19 Artist Talk at Davenport's Figge Art Museum

With the goal of the evening's guest the creation of a rich environment in which emergent behavior can occur without a preconceived outcome, visual artist Leo Villareal takes part in a September 19 artist talk at Davenport's Figge Art Museum

Visual artist Leo Villareal will participate in an artist talk on September 19 at Davenport's Figge Art Museum. The discussion will take place in conjunction with the September 21 opening of Villareal's new Figge exhibition, titled "Interstellar."

Villareal is best known for his large-scale, site-specific light installations. He is currently creating "Evanescent Field," a light sculpture that will illuminate the Figge facade in 2025. Once completed, it will be the largest public artwork in Iowa.

Other prominent works by Villareal include "The Bay Lights" on San Francisco's Bay Bridge, "Illuminated River" in London, which connects nine bridges through a single artwork, and "Multiverse," a volumetric installation connecting the East and West buildings of the National Gallery of Art.

Works by Villareal are also in the collections of the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York, the Renwick Gallery and the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., the Brooklyn Museum of Art, and the Albright-Knox Art Gallery in Buffalo, New York, as well as in private collections. His creations have been on display at the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C.; Madison Square Park in New York City; the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art; the PS 1 Contemporary Art Center in Long Island City, New York; the Northpark Mall in Dallas; and Brooklyn Academy of Music.

In "Interstellar," Villareal's sculptures emit a hypnotic, diffused light, drawing inspiration from celestial imagery and capturing the dynamism of space through their interplay of colors and shapes. Each artwork features a unique sequence created through generative code, ensuring that no two sculptures are alike.

The exhibition includes selections from Villareal's NFT (non-fungible token) series "Cosmic Bloom," which reflects the ordered randomness found in nature, starting with simple geometric forms that evolve into complex, dynamic layers. These layers result from a blend of human control, engineering, and chance, highlighting the intersection of art and technology.

The artist talk with Villareal will take place on September 19, with free admission to the 6:30 p.m. program. Figge members are invited to mingle in the pre-lecture reception starting at 5 p.m.

Villareal's "Interstellar" exhibit will be on display from September 31 through January 19. More information is available by calling (563)326-7804 and visiting FiggeArtMuseum.org.

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