At the Edge of Time by Crystal Morey @ Antler Gallery

by | Nov 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

Antler
Gallery is excited to bring you a new series of works by Crystal Morey.
Crystal first showed with our gallery in 2014 when her ceramic
sculptures of human figures within animals received an overwhelming
response. Since then she has graduated to making her pieces in porcelain
and expanded her concept.

There will be an opening reception
on November 27th, as one of three shows commencing on the same night,
from 6pm-9pm and Crystal will be in attendance.

Here is the artist’s interpretation of her newest works:
Humankind has become the driving influence and force behind natural
evolution. We are able to alter life from a single cell all the way up
to entire ecosystems. Intentionally or
unintentionally, we are rapidly affecting changes to the environment
that would have taken natural processes millennia. Through these actions
we are leaving many vulnerable species and habitats frantic, facing
disruptions and uncertain outcomes. In my work I investigate these
actions while also creating an evocative and mysterious narrative that
shows our interdependence with the land and animals around us.
As a
species, we sit “At the Edge of Time”, faced with monumental questions
leading to difficult, uncertain answers. My figures exist on this
frontier, absorbed in their own feelings of stress, anxiety and
ambivalence. Sculpted from the silken white earth of porcelain, I see
these delicate figures as containing power – as modern talismans and
precious telling objects. They are here to remind us of our current
trajectory and potential for destruction and downfall. 

www.antlerpdx.com

“Airborne” by Klaus Gutowski @ Peter Walker Fine Art

by | Nov 5, 2015 | Uncategorized

On the 26 of November 2015, ceramic artist Klaus
Gutowski will present his third solo exhibition at Peter Walker Fine Art in
Adelaide.
In the past Klaus’s
art practice focused strongly on portraiture in clay and the ceramic vessel. In
this latest body of work he extends his practice to work with the whole human
figure to evoke a heightened sense of encounter, presence and connection.
The exhibition “Airborne” investigates the
impacts of human activity on our planet, and the resulting influences on
society.
Klaus says, “We have to work out what might
be done to ease the problems we have created, and how we can adapt to these
changes for the broader human interest. Little is more difficult than learning
to think differently. Yet, it is hard to define the principal problems without
upsetting longstanding traditions, beliefs, attitudes and the often unspoken
assumptions on which we build our lives. This has been the core focus of my
practice for the last few years, mainly due to the conflict that arises from my
own awareness of the part I play in creating these issues.
With my artwork I hope to be a part of the
global movement that is encouraging us to change our ways. It is not about
finding blame in others, but rather an empathetic understanding that we are all
in this together – we all have our little weaknesses for things that have a
negative impact on our world, and we all find it difficult to change.”
The exhibition can be viewed at Peter
Walker Fine Art, 101 Walkerville Terrace, Walkerville, South Australia, from
November 26th – December 12th, Thursday-Saturday 11:00 to
5:00pm, or by appointment. 
www.peterwalker.com.au
klausgutowski-art.com