EUGENE, OR – The Lane Community College Art Gallery is proud to present the exhibition, Variations, featuring Rob Beishline, Fred Herbst and Rick Love, our League Jurors from the 29th Annual League for Innovations Art Catalog, produced by Lane Community College in the spring of 2015. All three artists served as our panel of jurors for the League for Innovation National Competition. Their task was to select winners from works submitted by 17 community college art programs from across the country.
Rob Beishline is a professor of Art and Department Chair for Visual and Performing Arts and Humanities at Whatcom Community College in Bellingham Washington. Rick Love is an Assistant Professor of Art and Design at University of Northwestern in St. Paul Minnesota. Fred Herbst is a Professor of Art at Corning Community College in Corning, New York.
Rob Beishline Artist Statement:
My studio work focuses on the intersection between functional and sculptural forms in ceramics. While my core influences are the waters and woods of the Northwest, everyday forms like radios, camper trailers, and cars take their place amidst the earthy pottery forms. My current exploration of screen printing, and image transfer techniques on clay and paper is influenced by my interest in poetry and narrative, and by a desire to express the stories and mythology I see in the lives of people around me. I enjoy elevating these characters through decoration inspired by Turkish Ottoman decorative patterns, and Dutch Delft decoration.
Fred Herbst, Artist Statement:
My current functional work references organic shapes found in the gardens I have tended throughout my life. A variety of vegetal forms have become the inspiration for the jars, bottles, bowls, teapots and other functional forms I create. As an artist, I draw influence from the bounty of shapes and work to make permanent these plant forms that are vital to nourishing us. In turn, my utilitarian forms become the host to the foods that spark their inspiration.
Rick Love, Artist Statement:
This is a series of sixty-six screen prints that were inspired by the Mississippi River. I live in St. Paul Minnesota and the Mississippi is two miles from my house. I see it frequently on my runs, while driving around town and occasionally I drive over it to visit Minneapolis. The inspiration for this piece came from the idea that the river is always moving, always changing, always similar yet never the same. To help me express this idea, I turned to Math. I created a word problem then set out to solve it visually. Here it is: How many unique images can you make using three different images and three separate colors? What you see in front of you are all the options, all the one colors, all the two colors, all the three colors. You can see the answer, it is the sixty-six prints, each one unique but very similar to the others, like the river.
The show runs from January 4 to February 11 with an artist lecture and reception on Thursday, January 21 at 3:00 pm. 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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