If you are in the Boston area you might want to catch a glimpse of this show: “Mastering Raku: The Book And The Art Within” at the Jared Branfman Memorial Gallery in the Gorse Mill Studios
Steven Branfman organized this exhibition of all the contributors in his new book, Mastering Raku. There are 50 raku artists exhibiting. You can see the exhibition and the opening night reception at the picasa site below. http://picasaweb.google.com/sbranfman1/MasteringRakuExhibition?feat=email#
http://picasaweb.google.com/sbranfman1/MasteringRakuOpeningReception?feat=email#Here is a description off the gallery poster:
Mastering Raku:
The Book And The Art Within
February 1-March 19
I am proud and honored to be able to host this exhibition. Mastering Raku: The Book And The Art Within is the first major exhibition of raku ceramics in the Eastern USA. It brings together fifty of the most important artists from around the world working in the medium today.
Raku is often thought of as having a singular style, a uniformity, and a likeness from one work to another. As you walk through the exhibit I hope that this misconception will fade and you will be enlightened by the variety and differentiation, by the personal expression and individuality, and by the divergent paths taken. From the trophy-like vessel of Rick Foris, to the dark strength of James Watkins cauldron. The humor nestled in Amber Aguirre’s figure and the pensiveness of Collette Beardall’s portrait. The abstract expression of Jim Romberg’s clay paintings to the simple white figures of John Mathieson. Draw your fingers across the soft surface of Tim Andrew’s work and then touch Geoffrey Pagen’s wall tile. Take a close look at the subtle detail in Harvey Sadow’s surfaces and then try to maneuver your eyes in and out of Marvin Sweet’s sculptures. Absorb the disparate shards and negative space of Patric Crabb’s assembled vessels. Examine Nathan Anderson’t glass wrapped bottles and then look at the shadowed surfaces of John Dorsey’s pots. There is the homage to ritual that Rick Hirsch envokes and the whimsical childness in Ruth Apter’s animals. Perhaps even my own work will draw your attention. Similarity? Sameness? Uniformity?
Take a walk with these artists from the USA, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, France, UK, Netherlands, and Australia. Enjoy your visit.
Steven Branfman
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