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Sarasota News Leader November 15, 2013 Page 142 New York-based Cusick uses the pages of old history books in his series called Defacements, the release adds. "This series is created by selectively and meticulously sanding away text on a page to create an ironic scenario with remaining words and the images left on the page." Mammone graduated from Ringling College of Art and Design with a major in fine arts printmaking, the release notes. "She turns her art in on itself, investigating issues of identity and the boundary lines between art and artist with subversively placed images of herself within photographs, prints, paintings and installations." Origami artist and self-described "paper engineer" Shlian "investigates the nebulous space between art and engineering," the release says. His work is rooted in print media, book arts, commercial design and collaborations with researchers and scientists, it notes. Shlian describes himself as "a collaborator, explorer and inventor. Los Angeles-based artist Vought works primarily with cut paper, "exploring communication through writing with incredibly detailed letterforms," the release continues. "I believe handwritten records are fragments of individual histories — expressions of self that bring forth the truth of our inner lives," Vought explains in the release. "A letter is physical confirmation of who we were at the moment it was written, or all we have left of a person or a period of time." PS You're So Cool by Annie Vought. Contributed photo "This exhibit showcases the myriad ways paper can be used to create art — encompassing sculpture, contemporary origami, paper engineering, paper cutting and alternative processes," says Lisa Berger, the executive director of Art Center Sarasota, in the release. "After seeing this exhibit, you'll never look at paper the same way again!" For more information about Art Center Sarasota, call 365-2032 or visit www.artsarasota.org. facebook.com/SarasotaNewsLeader