Looking in Different Directions
The
last show in the Edge Center Gallery for 2017 is “Looking in Different
Directions” which includes art by Butch Holden, Professor Emeritus of Art at Bemidji State University ,
and his son, Twin Cities artist Luke Holden.
It is only fitting that this show is one of the most colorful of the year
in a month that is predominantly white out side. Yes, winter came unexpectedly early for many of us
and it came with a serious white coat of snow over a couple of days shortly
before the show. Come in from the white outside and
enjoy lots of color in a variety of mediums including ceramics, photography on
canvas, screen printed drawings, and paintings.
The show will be from November 2nd to December 3rd
during normal Gallery hours Thursday,
Friday and Saturday from 10AM to 4PM and during events at the Edge Center . Admission
is free and open to the public. There is a reception for the exhibit on Friday,
November 3rd from 5PM to 7PM. Come and see the exhibits during
the reception, and have some treats.
The Artists
Butch
Holden, was the juror of the 2016 Art on the Edge Juried Show,
received his B.A. in art from the University
of Minnesota , Minneapolis ,
and his M.F.A. in ceramics from Indiana
University , Bloomington . About his art, professor Holden
says, “My works of pottery and photographs are a continuation of my fascination
of the similarities of gardening and ceramics. When I garden, I am
manipulating all sorts of variables –
soil, location, timing, temperature, water – all in the hopes of achieving a
thriving plant. Pottery is incredibly
similar. I manipulate all sorts of variables – minerals, temperature, timing,
water, and location (in the kiln) – all in hopes of achieving a desirable ceramic
outcome…”
Holden
continues, “My Drawings are based on perceptual experiences. The colors, marks
and patterns that I develop are meant to evokethe sensations of a scene…”
Luke Holden, is a Twin Cities artist with a B.F.A. from Minnesota
State University Moorhead. He says that,
“A When talking on the phone. Images seems to come from somewhere outside my
control. Sometimes I do not even
recognize drawings I have made. I like
the irresponsible feelings of drawing anything that bubbles up as though
writing down the narrative of a dream.
In my work I create processes that reduce judgement and self-critism so
that I am able to draw more freely (or not at all).”
“What comes out when my mind is a monitor, not a control panel?...The intent of my prints is to dig a tunnel between
imagination and outer reality so that the two worlds can talk to each other.”
The Exhibit Samples
Looking in Different Directions will be on display from November 2 to December 3. The Edge Center Gallery is open
during Edge events and on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free including the reception.