EUGENE, OR – The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud toFIGURES AND FORMS, a two-person exhibition featuring Anna Stehle and Douglas Wiltshire
The featured artists of this current exhibition are the Lane Community College Studio Technicians, Douglas Wiltshire and Anna Stehle. Douglas works in the sculpture studio and Anna works in the ceramics studio within the Department of Art and Applied Design. The exhibition consists of both sculpture and ceramics.
When asked to reflect on his current work, Douglas stated, "The human form has always fascinated me and how it relates to the perception of the self verses how we perceive man-made objects in nature. They are two different things yet the question of why we value things more than our own fragile existences eludes me. People can always make more stuff, but we cannot recreate our own individual selves."
Focusing specifically on her ceramic endeavors, Anna discusses her work as creating "a simple clean design with the surface but fire it in a soda kiln that predicts the final results. The black line is dictated by shape of the pot and the surface is determine by the placement of the work in the kiln and the path the flame travels carrying soda ash over the surface of the form during the firing. The slim black line on the pots surface was inspired from the ornate wrought iron fences and giant iron ship cargo cranes I walked past and could see from my bedroom window every day growing up. Something I didn't realized I was missing until a recent visit to Brooklyn and seeing them again as an adult. I didn't have to go far to have access to it but yet it is something that I did not take notice of in passing every day. I use the Korean Mishima technique to interpret the bent iron to the surface of my pots."
The show runs from April 27 to May 20. There will be an artist talk, Wednesday, May 13 at 4:30 pm with a reception immediately following. The gallery is located in building 11 on the main campus, 4000 E. 30th Avenue. There is no charge for admission. The Art and Applied Design Department phone number is 541-463-5409.
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