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| Dan Anderson, Corn Crib, 2016, Stoneware, soda fired and decal fired, 9.5" x 10.5" x 5". Courtesy of the artist.
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BELGER ARTS OPENS TWO EXHIBITS ON FIRST FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: First Friday in September will feature new exhibitions at both the Belger Arts Center and the Belger Crane Yard Studios. Renowned artist Dan Anderson of Edwardsville, Illinois, will take center stage at the Belger Crane Yard Studios (2011 Tracy Avenue). Concurrently, figurative sculpture from Paolo Porelli of Rome, Italy, will be featured at the Belger Arts Center (2100 Walnut Street). Both exhibitions run September 2, through December 17, 2016.
Dan Anderson's solo show titled Mascots, Hearts of Love, and Proposals references large mid-western structures such as water tanks and corn cribs, along with the graffiti that can be found on these rural landmarks. Anderson says he has been fascinated with these edifices since he climbed his hometown's municipal water tank when he was a teenager. The work that has been inspired by these structures can be found in exhibitions and collections throughout world. In addition to sculpture, Anderson plans to bring some of his signature teapots and tea sets to Kansas City.
Anderson taught at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville from 1970 – 2002 and has maintained an active clay practice since retirement. A wood-fire enthusiast, his anagama kiln in Edwardsville draws artists from far and wide for firings.
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| Paolo Porelli, Pink Lady, 2015, White earthenware, underglaze and overglaze, 12" x 6" x 3". Courtesy of the artist.
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| Paolo Porelli's exhibit, Humankind: The Sublime and The Ridiculous features figurative sculpture. This body of work is a hybrid of ideas culled from mythological imagery, pop-culture references, and contemporary society to articulate the human behaviors - both good and bad.
Porelli created many of the exhibition works last winter during his Fellowship Residency at Belger Crane Yard Studios. Porelli came to the studio from Italy, where he has been running his own ceramics studio since 1990. In more recent years he and his wife, Lori-Ann Touchette, have operated c.r.e.t.a rome, an international art residency program.
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| | ABOUT BELGER ARTS:
Since 2000, the Belger Arts Center has encouraged viewers to explore, question, and deepen their understanding of art and of the world around them. Drawing upon the extensive John and Maxine Belger Family Foundation collection as well as a rich variety of local, national, and international artists, the Belger Arts Center has staged over 70 large-scale exhibitions that represent some of the best in contemporary art.
In 2013, Dick and Evelyn Craft Belger expanded the Foundation's commitment to the creative process by opening Belger Crane Yard Studios, an arts complex dedicated to providing studio and exhibition space for artists working in a variety of media. A range of programming in ceramics education, in addition to the Red Star Artists-In-Residence program, has made Belger a center for contemporary ceramics.
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| | DOWNLOADS:Image 1: Dan Anderson, Corn Crib, 2016, Stoneware, soda fired and decal fired, 9.5" x 10.5" x 5". Courtesy of the artist.
Image 2: Paolo Porelli, Pink Lady, 2015, White earthenware, underglaze and overglaze, 12" x 6" x 3". Courtesy of the artist. |
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| BELGER ARTS CENTER 2100 Walnut, Kansas City, Missouri 64108 Wednesday - Friday: 10 am - 4 pm Saturday: 12 pm - 4 pm
BELGER CRANE YARD STUDIOS 2011 Tracy Avenue, Kansas City, Missouri 64108
Wednesday - Friday: 10 am - 5 pm Saturday: 10 am - 4 pm |
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