by Carole Epp | Oct 13, 2013 | Uncategorized
Work will be available online on Sunday, October 13th at 12:00pm PST
Coming up
NOVEMBER: Warren MacKenzie, Crème de la Crème II November 9 – December 8
WORKSHOP: On the wheel with Warren at TRAX gallery on Saturday, November 9th from 9:30-2:30 (includes lunch)
Cost: $100 on a first come first serve basis. Send checks to TRAX at 1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Refunds possible up until November 1st., minus 10% handling fee. No refunds for cancellations after November 1st
Warren MacKenzie will concurrently have a retrospective at the Crocker Museum in Sacramento
Opening on Sunday, November 10, 2013
* CERF backyard table sale again this fall begins Oct. 20th
TRAX GALLERY
1812 5th Street, Berkeley, CA 94710
Wednesday – Sunday 12 – 5:30
by Carole Epp | Oct 8, 2013 | Uncategorized
Meet Peter Rabbit, Jumbo the elephant, Clara the rhinoceros, and a menagerie of colourful animals in this family-friendly exhibition.
Elephants, leopards, dogs, squirrels and dragons… From
exotic creatures, household pets, urban wildlife to mythical beasts,
animals have been an active part of human experience, an inexhaustible
trigger of the imagination. Animal Stories presents the many
tales of our encounters with the animal world, shedding light on how
our social, symbolic, affectionate, scientific and utilitarian
relationships with animals have been visualized through ceramics from
the 17th century to our day.
Curated by Karine Tsoumis
Presenting Sponsor lindy barrow
Animal
Stories will delight visitors of all ages, inviting them on a journey that is
both colourful and heartwarming, and sometimes scientific or critical. The
exhibition unfolds through a series of themes that cut across time periods and
that take us to the core of human-animal relationships. Themes include:
the intersection between art and science, from different approaches to
naturalism to the impact of scientific discourse on art; conceptions of the
wild, from the introduction of “exotic” beasts in 18th-century Europe, to works
that cast a critical look at the current state of wildlife; animals as part of
our everyday, as faithful companions, pets, or beasts of burden; animals as
storytellers, moral teachers and social commentators; and creatures of the
imagination, with representations that bridge the realms of fantasy and
reality.
The
exhibition also features illustrated books alongside ceramics, thus exploring
the longstanding connection between the two media as vehicles for storytelling.
Examples include popular sources employed by 18th-century decorators and
modellers, such as printed natural histories and Aesop’s Fables, as well as a
selection of children’s books featuring beloved animal characters from the 19th
century to the present.
Spanning
four centuries of visual culture, Animal Stories will feature Japanese and
Chinese porcelain, English and European ceramics, and the work of many
contemporary ceramic artists, including Shary Boyle, Sergei Isupov, Janet
Macpherson, Lindsay Montgomery, Ann Roberts, Adrian Saxe, Wendy Walgate and
Jason Walker, and original book art by Canadian illustrators such as Brenda
Clark and Barbara Reid among others. The works in the exhibition are drawn from
the Gardiner Museum’s permanent collection, private collections and public
institutions.
111 Queen’s Park
Toronto, Ontario
M5S 2C7
Canada
Tel +1 416.586.8080
Fax +1 416.586.8085
[email protected]
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca/exhibition/animal-stories
by Carole Epp | Sep 24, 2013 | Uncategorized
Ceramic glaze and earthenware, conventional materials, are intriguingly unconventionally used. Whereas
glaze usually acts as a mere covering layer in order to protect and to ornament earthenware,
Christensen swaps roles and examines the material for its form determining properties and
possibilities. The viscosity of the glaze, the porosity of the ceramic, the temperature of the kiln and
ever-present gravity serve as the tools in Christensen’s ongoing research, leading to mesmerizing
creations and unpredictable beauty.
CERAMICS BY CHRISTINA SCHOU CHRISTENSEN
AT GALLERY SOFIE LACHAERT
SOLO EXHIBITION
06-09-2013/06-10-2013
fri sat sun 11am – 6pm and by appointment
galerie sofie lachaert
st jozefstraat 30 tielrode belgium
www.lachaert.com tel + 32 3 7111963
