Closing on the 15 of July at the Ferrin Gallery (one of the galleries at the top of my list of must get to someday)is an exhibition of new works by Sergei Isupov. His work has intrigued me for years now and I sadly missed meeting him when he was an artist in residence at the ANU where I did my MFA. But shortly after his visit there I returned to Australia for a visit and at least got to have a very close “inspection” of his work. I had always been overwhelmed by the detail in his pieces and wondered if they would hold up in reality. They do not disappoint in any way. The intricate detail is in fact a bit mind numbing. Alongside the work of his he left behind for the school’s collection, the National Gallery of Australia also had this piece.
There’s little that can describe the feeling of seeing work in person which is why events such as NCECA in the States are so valuable for bringing the clay community together and exposing us artists personally to great international work. And on that note July 15th is also the extended deadline for the NCECA call for exhibitions for the 2008 conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Check out the NCECA website for further details.
Sergei Isupov is incredible, I saw some of his work in Adelaide(aus), it really blows you mind hey.
Nice flury of Blogging – NL would be proud. And speaking of which I now have a tiny rug of war! Anyhoo the obvious question from this post is when down unda again?
Lia
yes carol….when down under?! You’re a blogging maniac today!
just as soon as i find the cash and time to escape, any donations?