Exploring Stone and Metal: Scott Burton’s Material Choices

Join Dr. Phil Skemer, Associate Chair and Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Planetary Sciences at Washington University in St. Louis, and St. Louis-based artist Abraham Mohler to discuss the materials used to create the artworks in Scott Burton: Shape Shift. The tour will bring together two perspectives that will explore how the materials are formed and extracted, their characteristics and durability, and their usage and manipulation in the creation of art.