NATURAL HISTORY OF THE SURREAL SCULPTURE BY OTTO YOUNGER August 10 through October 5, 2013 Handforth Gallery @ the Main Library 1102 Tacoma Avenue South ARTIST'S RECEPTION: 2 - 4 P.M., SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 Tacoma artist Otto Youngers has a recognizable, almost gestural approach to sculpting in wood, creating work that is playful exaggeration and sharp social critique all at once. Inspired while working in a warehouse setting by the ample supply of palette and shipping crate woods, he developed a vocabulary of components made with loose, iconic lines. His work is featured in a new exhibition at the Handforth Gallery (and throughout the library) in downtown Tacoma's Main Library through October 5.  A reception and gallery talk with the artist is scheduled for 2 - 4 p.m. on Saturday, August 24. More information is available on line at www.tacomapubliclibrary.org or by telephoning the library at 243.292.2001. Otto Youngers has a _Masters of Fine Arts in Sculpture _form the San Francisco Art Institute, and a _Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting & Sculpture_ from the University of Kansas. Most recently his work has been featured in a solo exhibit at _Artcore _in  Los Angeles, California and at the _POH CHANG ART GALLERY, INVITATIONAL EXHIBITION & WORKSHOP_, Bangkok, Thailand. Gallery hours are from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Tuesdays & Wednesdays; and from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Thursdays, Fridays  & Saturdays. David Domkoski Community Relations Manager 253.292.2001   ext. 1220 Take the Tacoma Public Library with you wherever you go! Download our mobile app at tacoma.boopsie.com or at the iTunes App Store. ------------------------- Email sent using TPLmail