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STUART ASPREY
February 7 - April 4, 2020
Reception: First Friday, February 7, 2020
6:00 - 9:00 pm
Belger Crane Yard Studios 2011 Tracy Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108
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Asprey Tooth Jar #1, 10"x4"x6", Hand-painted porcelain, 2019 Photo
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| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Kansas City, MO— Belger Arts is pleased to announce the exhibition of Stuart Asprey. This exhibition will feature new works by this Associate Professor of Ceramics from the University of Oklahoma.
An opening reception will take place on the first Friday of February starting at 6pm at Belger Crane Yard Studios located at 2011 Tracy Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108.
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Asprey XXXX, 10"x4"x6", Hand-painted porcelain, 2019 Photo
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The use of precision detail is a
crucial aspect in the relationship my artwork shares with viewers. While focal
points of emphasis control the overall direction it can be less prominent
elements that produce the aesthetic jabs that can momentarily stun and stop
viewers in their tracks while trying to grasp the minutia of a well-told story.
Using porcelain vessels as graphic
clay canvases, my ceramic artwork is a narrative investigation into various
folklore and popular culture connections that human civilization has with
alcohol and food. The series of artwork uses demographic trends & patterns,
satirical tongue-in-cheek humor, social commentary, and human geography to
focus on the history and mythology of sustenance as it parallels the
advancement of our society. My ceramics also has a connection to the
illuminated manuscripts produced during the Roman Empire, only substitute the
visual religious crusade with wit-laced cultural references
Vessels are constructed using
English Porcelain and are seen as three-dimensional canvases. The image
creation mixes traditional drawing and various Photoshop techniques. Image
transfer is done on bone-dry clay using pre-tech graphic design tricks;
employing only pencils, tracing paper, and blue painter’s tape. The painterly
vignettes are then applied with a Mason Stained slip to build depth, form, and
visual textures.
— Stuart Asprey
Stuart Asprey (b. 1976, Kirby
Muxloe, England). Earned his MFA from the University of Oklahoma and received
an undergraduate degree in studio art from Humboldt State University in
California. His creative activity focuses on illustrative porcelain vessels
that offer visual narratives into various folklore and popular culture
connections that human civilization has with alcohol and food. Stuart has been
chosen to participate in over 70 national and international exhibitions during
the last decade and has been recognized with numerous awards and grants. |
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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, Belger Arts 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. A range of programming in ceramics education, in addition to the Red Star Residency program and Crane Yard Clay ceramics supply store, has made Belger a center for contemporary art.
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For more information and high resolution images please contact the gallery at: Gallery@BelgerArts.org
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