Inter-Polator

Posted on October 20, 2014November 12, 2014 by webmaster

Currier is a professor of ceramic art at the renowned Alfred University in New York. Her sculptural ceramic works have appeared in solo and group exhibitions throughout the United States. Prestigious institutions such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Renwick Gallery of the National Museum of American Art at the Smithsonian Institution and the Musee des Arts Decoratifs de Montreal, Quebec, contain her works in their permanent collections. This engaging work by Currier develops a narrative between the hard linear edges found in architecture and the curvaceous cylindrical forms found in the human figure. The artist states that the ?expressions of an interaction between human bodies are a strong aspect of the work?s narrative content.? The black asphalt-like surface belies the reality of the smoothness of this piece. A dialogue between opposites becomes even more apparent when the viewer notices the way the sculpture protrudes in some areas, then recedes in other parts. The curious viewer experiences Currier?s artistic vision by engaging in a dialogue the artist has intentionally created for him.

Happiness for Instance I

Posted on October 20, 2014November 12, 2014 by webmaster

One of the leading neo-expressionist artists, Bleckner has already had a major retrospective of his works at The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in major museums throughout the world. An honorary alumnus of New York University and CalArts, Bleckner continues to enthrall art enthusiasts with abstract works that continue to reach the high expectations of his audience. It is well known that much of Bleckner?s work makes references to AIDS and the deaths related to this disease. In this recent work titled Happiness For Instance #1, the cell-like images could also be mistaken for jellyfish. One of the images near the bottom of the work resembles the puffball fish also found in the ocean. Since the major thread throughout this artist?s work has been AIDS, the likelihood that these shapes are cells is highly probable. If so, perhaps the title and the pale grays, greens and yellows relate to hopeful new discoveries in the treatment of AIDS. No matter what these images represent, the artist still shows us his usual expertise in blending the abstract with the representational.