Bellevue Arts Museum hosts John Grade: Disintegration, Sculpture through Landscape

Written by Victor Bouldin Sunday, 28 November 2010 19:34

Bellevue, WA – Bellevue Arts Museum presents the exhibition Disintegration, Sculpture through Landscape by up-and-coming Seattle-based sculptor John Grade, on view August 26 through November 30, 2008. A traveler by nature, Grade’s recent work investigates the effects of nature on man-made objects. Drawn from recent meditations on the coastlines and mountains of Washington State and the deserts and slot canyons of the Southwest, this solo exhibition features both sculptural objects and rich photographic documentation of 6 - 8 projects in various stages of development -- rudimentary, encrusted, engulfed and collapsed

Disintegration, Sculpture through Landscape marks a shift in Grade’s work from the controlled and object-driven, to the un-controlled and process-driven. By placing his sculptural works into the natural environment, Grade encourages an interplay between art and nature that informs, alters and brings new possibilities to light. 

This show is part of Bellevue Arts Museum’s ongoing exhibition series, Material Evidence. Material Evidence addresses the fertile convergence of materials and ideas in giving both form and meaning to the artwork. The Northwest artists featured in this series share an intense dialogue with the material, which in their hands is celebrated as both physical means to an imagery and, at the same time, the very subject matter of the often labor intensive process of creation.

 John Grade received his BFA from the Pratt Institute, NY in 1992, and has traveled extensively following his graduation, gaining critical exposure to the cultures and environments that have come to shape his artistic vision. Over the past decade, Grade has earned numerous grants and awards, including two 4Culture Special Projects Grants, three Artists Trust Foundation GAP grants, a Washington State Arts Commission and Artist Trust Foundation fellowship, an Andy Warhol Foundation Award, a Tiffany Foundation Award and residencies throughout the US and abroad. He has exhibited extensively in galleries and museums nationwide and his work has been featured in Art in America, Sculpture, The Boston Globe, and on NPR’s All Things Considered and Studio 360.

John Grade: Disintegration, Sculpture through Landscape is organized by Bellevue Arts Museum.

Bellevue Arts Museum is the Pacific Northwest's center for the exploration of art, craft and design through exhibition, educational programs and partnerships, emphasizing the work of regional artists.

Bellevue Arts Museum - 510 Bellevue Way NE - Bellevue, WA 98004 - T.425.519.0770
info-at-bellevuearts.org Visit : www.bellevuearts.org

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