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Stuart Asprey: Ornamental Outré
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, Stuart Asprey: Ornamental Outré featuring new ceramic sculpture by award-winning artist, Stuart Asprey, Associate Professor of Ceramics at the University of Oklahoma.
An opening reception will take place on First Friday, February 7, 2020, at 6pm at Belger Crane Yard Studios located at 2011 Tracy Avenue Kansas City, MO 64108. The exhibition will remain on view through April 4, 2020.
Ornamental Outré features three distinct bodies of work. Asprey explores themes of excess and loss of innocence within porcelain bowls, plates and vessels akin to graphically detailed clay canvases layered in concept and technique. Asprey describes his newest works as "indeterminate" and evolving. Pop-culture inspired narratives surrounding ideas of consumption and overindulgence of food, drink, screens and entertainment are conveyed through silhouettes of plastic army figures, superheroes and toys as well as through classical imagery and iconography.
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Asprey Apothecary Jar (Spiney Trichromes), 11"x8"x4", Hand-painted porcelain, 2019 Photo
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About Stuart Asprey's work: Ornamentation and narrative coalesce in Asprey's ceramic vessels. His works are graphically detailed clay canvases that question our past actions and events. Using history as his arsenal – folklore, politics, science, human geography, and most importantly, popular culture – Asprey’s works are at once irreverently witty, gut wrenchingly serious, and filled with parody. Asprey’s precise and detailed work is inspired by the weird, funny, and uglier side of life. This work embodies a place where art taps into our inner youth while inviting us to reflect on the repercussions derived from the actions of adults.
Bio Stuart
Asprey was born in England and raised in California. He received his MFA from the University of
Oklahoma and his BA from Humboldt State University. Asprey exhibits his artwork throughout the United States and in
Europe. He has taught workshops at
Anderson Ranch, The Armory in West Palm Beach, The Morean Center for Clay, Red
Star Studios and numerous universities throughout the United States. Asprey returned to his alma mater in 2012 and is
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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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