Kenneth Baskin’s 20th Century Artifacts at Goldesberry Gallery |
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| Written by Nancy Goldesberry |
| Thursday, 11 March 2010 05:18 |
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 The 20th Century Artifacts expand
and pare down the forms of the Industrial Revolution and ask the viewer to see
them with new eyes, to understand the beauty of line, shape, and form. Altering
the scale and shape of these pieces divorces them from their functional roots:
not only does it open them to formal contemplation, it invites the viewer to
consider his or her own relationships to tools, machinery, and the creation of
the human hand. In the 21st century, like the 20th, humans and machines have
become interdependent, conjoined. The 20th Century Artifacts are explorations of
interrelations and contrasts: motion and stasis, tension and ease, human and
machine.In November of 2009, Baskin’s 20th Century Artifacts were featured on the cover of Ceramics Monthly magazine. Baskin serves as a professor of ceramics at McNeese State University in Louisiana, and holds an M.F.A. in ceramics from the University of South Carolina. He is a recipient of the National Council on Education in the Ceramic Arts Emerging Artist Award, and has recently returned from a solo exhibition and artist-in-residency at the Yingge Ceramics Museum, Taipei, Taiwan. He has worked, exhibited, and been collected nationally and internationally. Kenneth Baskin 20th Century Artifacts will open on March 27, 2010, from 6 to 8 p.m. and will remain on view through April 24. For over 18 years, Goldesberry Gallery has focused on contemporary and cutting-edge fine art in craft media. The gallery now presents a wide variety of three-dimensional work by local, regional, and nationally known artists. Visit : www.goldesberrygallery.com/ or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it Click on logo below to add this article to your favorite Social Website ~ |
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