Upcoming at AKAR: Judith Duff and Ron Meyers

by | Sep 25, 2012 | Uncategorized

AKAR Design Home page
Upcoming Show
Next Show:
Judith Duff and Ron Meyers

Two
potters; often working in familiar methods to educate us in how we blur
the lines of sculptor and potter; artist and craftsman, enduringly
prolific and memorably recognizable. Ron Meyers, a Georgia artist and
educator, has invited close friend, Judith Duff, to accompany him this
month at AKAR Gallery. While both artists employ the wood and salt kilns
as a means by which to finish their work, Duff’s work can be described
as more sculptural, multi-surfaced and angular while Meyers’ selection
is often functional, illustrative and at times confrontational. With
carved and painted anamorphic depictions on the vessels, Meyers appeals
to the animalistic creativity in us all. Duff relies more on subtle
shapes,
colors and lines to create introspective and composed work. Opening
September 28th, we are delighted to have these artists return to our
gallery with New Work by Lauren Gallaspy.

Next Featured Artist:
Lorna Meaden
This
month we are drawing attention to the richly ornamented work in our
gallery by Lorna Meaden. The surface details of her pots are inspired by
the embellishments on clothing and costumes; often she references
stripes and polka dots. Lorna is concerned that we are moving away from
objects that are made by humans for humans. “The handmade object serves
as an illustration of the individual, the unique, the useful.”

Next New Work:
Lauren Gallaspy

We
are proud to announce Lauren Gallaspy as this month’s New Work artist.
Lauren always seems to put her best foot forward for the gallery and
once again we have been rewarded with intimate drawings and new forms.
Bringing conscious thoughts to a third dimensional calling is taxing to
say the least, “… on the best days, I’m B’rer Rabbit, shoving myself
into a Tar Baby trap until we’re both unrecognizable, and I’m left a
mess and laughing”. Lauren comes through again, leaving us all in a
contemplative yet satisfied “mess” this month.

Shows opens this Friday, September 28th, at 9:30 AM in the
Iowa City gallery and online at 10:00 AM CST. View the show at
www.akardesign.com.

AKAR. 257 E. Iowa Avenue. Iowa City. IA 52240. T: 3193511227. WWW.AKARDESIGN.COM
 

Fragile in Transit

by | Sep 20, 2012 | Uncategorized

Fragile In Transit the Doodle bar, 33 Parkgate Road, London. 18th – 23rd October 2012


An exciting new journey has begun; Fragile in Transit, a travelling exhibition, offers an opportunity to see exciting new work by emerging international ceramic artists at the Doodle bar, London this October.
This exhibition is curated by Project Network 3(three) a collective of nine ceramicists. The pieces which all reference ‘balance’ in some way will travel between each of the artists’ hometowns, visiting Helsinki, Vilnius and Milan, amongst others.

After a successful opening exhibition in Belfast’s Maxwell Street Studios as part of Northern Ireland’s Craft Month, the show will travel to Bornholm, Denmark and then onto London where the work can be seen in the Doodle bar; an old Victorian dairy warehouse in Battersea. The show opens at 6pm on Thursday 18th October 2012 and runs for six days.

The group met at six week symposium for recent ceramic graduates at Guldagergaard International Ceramic Centre in Denmark earlier this year.

For more information and to follow the journey of the pieces please visit:
 http://projectnetwork3.tumblr.com/
 http://www.facebook.com/FragileInTransit 

For further information and images contact:
Katie Spragg [email protected] 07756467319

London Exhibition opening:
18th October 2012 6 – 11pm the Doodle bar 33 Parkgate Road, London, SW11 4NP
Exhibition runs 18th – 23rd October 2012
Exhibiting artists:
// Elodie Alexandre. France/India // Roberta Giussani. Italy // Joseph Hopkinson. Wales // Katja Kotikoski. Finland // Claire Muckian. Northern Ireland // Egle Paksyte. Lithuania// Jill Shaddock. Manchester // Helene Søs Schjødts. Denmark // Katie Spragg. London//


Denmark Exhibition:
14th – 21st of September 2012 Monday to Friday from 11-17 Saturday from 10-13 Designer souvenirs, Postgade 21, 3740 Svaneke. Denmark, Telephone +45 56-494021

Earth & Alchemy @ Stephen D. Paine Gallery

by | Sep 19, 2012 | Uncategorized

 
Earth & Alchemy
September 24 – December 24, 2012
Stephen D. Paine Gallery
Reception: Monday, September 24, 6:00-8:00PM
Panel Discussion: Wednesday, November 14, 6:00PM
With artists Syd Carpenter, Annabeth Rosen, Paul Swenbeck, and MFA curator Emily Zilber
621 Huntington Avenue Boston, MA 
Participating artists: Yo
Akiyama, Syd Carpenter, Sam Chung, Mark Cooper, Laurent Craste, Bean
Finneran, Klara Kristalova, Kate MacDowell, Warren Mather, Naoko
Matsumoto, Megumi Naitoh, J.J. McCracken, Valéria Nascimento, Kamio
Ogata, Elizabeth Orleans, Annabeth Rosen, Takayuki Sakiyama, Linda
Swanson, Paul Swenbeck, Akio Takamori, Xavier Toubes, Eugene Von
Bruenchenhein, Jason Walker
Earth & Alchemy celebrates
contemporary ceramic sculpture and showcases a cross-generational
selection of nearly two dozen influential artists. Exploring a range of
ideas encompassing conceptualism, social activism, materiality, and
humor, this exhibition presents a survey of approaches to ceramics that
often push the boundaries of one of the world’s oldest media. Whether
through expansive sculptures, extraterrestrial installations, or
fantastical vessels, the artists included in the exhibition have
developed novel techniques—such as using oven-baked backyard clay
covered with house paints, layering slip over glaze to create richly
textured and encrusted surfaces, or silk-screening digital imagery onto
porcelain. Earth & Alchemyexamines the depth and range of ceramic practice today—a macrocosm of clay.

GALERIE SOFIE LACHAERT PRESENTS: hidden talents

by | Sep 18, 2012 | Uncategorized





hidden talents






09-09-12 / 14-10-12












An exhibition with sparkling, new work of upcoming, talented designers.





Passionately experimenting, exploring new techniques, 
making unconventional use of conventional materials. 
Striking out upon new paths. Resulting in series of seducing pieces. 
Small, medium, large. Wood, gold, clay, glaze. 
Jewellery and objects bursting with life, with intensity.
Unique items. Colourful or severe. Fragile yet strong.
anne marie laureys ceramics  hans-henning pedersen wood  christina schou christensen ceramics  lucia massei jewellery
  
galerie sofie lachaert  sint jozefstraat 30  9140 tielrode  belgium  tel +32 3 7111963 
during exhibitions: fri sat sun mo 11am – 6pm or by appointment
         between exhibitions: by appointment only