Craft Alliance in the Delma Loop: Friday, 24 August 2012
Without Boundaries: Transformations in American Craft
Evolution of Craft spans traditional media, video, and new materials
Opening Reception: Friday, August 24, 2012; 6 8pm
Exhibition Dates: August 24 October 21, 2012
Without Boundaries: Transformations in American Craft presents a selection of contemporary artists who have been working in craft materials over a span of twenty-five years. Their dedication to their art has not only persevered through our ever changing cultural climate, but continues to be passionate, relevant and powerful today. This exhibition is curated by Lynn
Friedman Hamilton, a former gallery director and independent curator. Lynn Friedman Hamilton designed an exhibition that speaks to the materials used in contemporary art today and that investigates how the artists’ work has evolved and adapted over the years.
Without Boundaries was inspired by the 1986 exhibition Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical, curated by Paul J. Smith at the American Craft Museum. Celebrating the art of the handmade in the1980s, this landmark exhibition demonstrated the shift in the word craft. Paul J. Smith stated, “Modern industrialized society eliminates the need to make essentials for living by
hand. As a result craft has transcended its traditional role and meaning.” Craft was being reinvented and Smith discussed craft in four ways: the object as a statement, an object made for use, the object as a vessel, and the object as personal adornment. Poetry of the Physical presented a variety of artists who worked in all craft media and who were, at that time, on the forefront of the art scene.
The word craft continues to evolve in the 21st century, and so do the artists who work in the craft media. For Without Boundaries, Lynn Friedman Hamilton selected work by following up with the artists who participated 25 years ago in Poetry of the Physical. What she found was that the artists and their art have taken some interesting turns and adaptations. Without Boundaries again redefines craft by including work in craft materials in combination with materials considered unconventional for craft, including video.
Artists include John Babcock, Martha Banyas, Mary Bero, Sonja Blomdahl, Jon Brooks, Sharon Church, Nancy Crow, Val M. Cushing, Arline Fisch, Cliff Garten, Henry Halem, Tim Harding, William Harper, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Patricia Hickman, Jan Holcomb, Michael James, Margie Jervis, Glenn Kaufman, Ray King, Gerhardt Knodel, Jane Lackey, Tom Lundberg, Eleanor Moty, Nance O'Banion, Gretchen K. Raber, Amy Roberts Chamberlain, Mary Ann Scherr, Marjorie Schick, Sylvia Seventy, Helen Shirk, Sherri Smith, Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Rachelle Thiewes, Bill Underhill, Patti Warasina, and Paula Colton Winokur.
Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop
6640 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
314.725.1177
www.craftalliance.org
Evolution of Craft spans traditional media, video, and new materials
Opening Reception: Friday, August 24, 2012; 6 8pm
Exhibition Dates: August 24 October 21, 2012
Without Boundaries: Transformations in American Craft presents a selection of contemporary artists who have been working in craft materials over a span of twenty-five years. Their dedication to their art has not only persevered through our ever changing cultural climate, but continues to be passionate, relevant and powerful today. This exhibition is curated by Lynn
Friedman Hamilton, a former gallery director and independent curator. Lynn Friedman Hamilton designed an exhibition that speaks to the materials used in contemporary art today and that investigates how the artists’ work has evolved and adapted over the years.
Without Boundaries was inspired by the 1986 exhibition Craft Today: Poetry of the Physical, curated by Paul J. Smith at the American Craft Museum. Celebrating the art of the handmade in the1980s, this landmark exhibition demonstrated the shift in the word craft. Paul J. Smith stated, “Modern industrialized society eliminates the need to make essentials for living by
hand. As a result craft has transcended its traditional role and meaning.” Craft was being reinvented and Smith discussed craft in four ways: the object as a statement, an object made for use, the object as a vessel, and the object as personal adornment. Poetry of the Physical presented a variety of artists who worked in all craft media and who were, at that time, on the forefront of the art scene.
The word craft continues to evolve in the 21st century, and so do the artists who work in the craft media. For Without Boundaries, Lynn Friedman Hamilton selected work by following up with the artists who participated 25 years ago in Poetry of the Physical. What she found was that the artists and their art have taken some interesting turns and adaptations. Without Boundaries again redefines craft by including work in craft materials in combination with materials considered unconventional for craft, including video.
Artists include John Babcock, Martha Banyas, Mary Bero, Sonja Blomdahl, Jon Brooks, Sharon Church, Nancy Crow, Val M. Cushing, Arline Fisch, Cliff Garten, Henry Halem, Tim Harding, William Harper, Ana Lisa Hedstrom, Patricia Hickman, Jan Holcomb, Michael James, Margie Jervis, Glenn Kaufman, Ray King, Gerhardt Knodel, Jane Lackey, Tom Lundberg, Eleanor Moty, Nance O'Banion, Gretchen K. Raber, Amy Roberts Chamberlain, Mary Ann Scherr, Marjorie Schick, Sylvia Seventy, Helen Shirk, Sherri Smith, Susan Stinsmuehlen-Amend, Rachelle Thiewes, Bill Underhill, Patti Warasina, and Paula Colton Winokur.
Craft Alliance in the Delmar Loop
6640 Delmar Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63130
314.725.1177
www.craftalliance.org
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