[Scmusenet] "SC Birds" & "Brothers in Art" Opening September 9 at the Pickens County Museum

[Allen Coleman]

"SC Birds" & "Brothers in Art" Opening September 9

at the Pickens County Museum

 

   The Pickens County Cultural Commission invites you to two very
special exhibitions at the Pickens County Museum of Art & History.
Opening with a gala reception from 7 until 9 pm on September 9 will be
"South Carolina Birds" and "Brothers in Art". Both exhibitions will
continue through November 11.

 

South Carolina Birds

A Fine Arts Exhibition

 

   This exhibition, curated by Wim Roefs of if ART International, brings
together more than 80 art works by over 40 living South Carolina
artists. Each work includes birds or engages in some way the concept of
birds. Many of the most prominent names in South Carolina art are part
of the exhibition, which tries to appeal to non-habitual art watchers
and seasoned art aficionados alike. The birds provide easy access to the
art and invite contemplation of their role in it and, subsequently, of
the whole work of art.

 

   Many of the birds in the exhibition are not necessarily native to
South Carolina. What makes them South Carolina birds is that they are
created by artists with ties to the state. "I didn't set out to create a
show around birds," Roefs said. "I was looking for a theme that could
connect the art of many South Carolina artists whose work I admire. And
I wanted an exhibition that could appeal to a broad audience. At some
stage I noticed that many artists in some fashion deal with birds or the
concept of birds. Since a lot of people, art insiders and others alike,
love birds, I figured the theme could work well for what I had in mind."

 

   Some artworks in the exhibition depict one or more birds in an
unambiguous fashion. In other work, birds are part of a larger
composition. There are also artworks with no birds at all, but rather
deal conceptually with the idea of birds by utilizing eggs, nests,
birdhouses or feathers. The artwork displayed in this exhibition range
from sculpture to collage to painting, and cross a wide spectrum of
artistic styles. 

 

   Utilizing both G1 and the Sealevel Galleries, this admirable roster
of artists includes Jason Amick, Dave Appleman, Aaron Baldwin, Amylynn
M. Bills-Levi, Tarleton Blackwell, Carl Blair, Pamela J. Bowers, Bob
Chance, Steven Chapp, Stephen Chesley, Claude Davis, Yvette Dede, Jeff
Donovan, Tyrone Geter, Mac Arthur Goodwin, Tonya Gregg, Mana Hewitt,
David J.P. Hooker, William G. Jackson, Diane Kilgore Condon, Janet
Kozachek, Leigh Magar, Terrance McDow, Sheri Moore, Marcelo Novo, Janet
Orselli, Colin Quashie, Rebecca Rhees, Edward Rice, Walt Simpson, Robert
Spencer, Tom Stanley, William Thomas Thompson, H. Brown Thornton, Leo
Twiggs, David Voros, Philip Whitley, Mike Williams, Edward Wimberly and
Aggie Zed.

 

   Roefs has organized this fascinating display of artwork in such a
manner that it appeals to a wide variety of people and to a broad range
of ages. Come and enjoy "South Carolina Birds: A Fine Arts Exhibition"
at the Pickens County Museum and find yourself immersed in an
eye-opening experience that challenges your own ideals concerning the
aesthetics of art. 


   "South Carolina Birds: A Fine Arts Exhibition" will remain on display
through November 11, 2006. 

 

Brothers in Art 

Steven Chapp-Prints and Other Media

Jeffrey Chapp-Ceramics  

 

   Now living in the Dacusville community, north of Easley, Steven A.
Chapp, in addition to being a practicing studio artist in the primary
media of printmaking and drawing, is also a professional art educator,
currently teaching at the School District of Greenville County's Sevier
Middle School. After receiving a B.S. in Art Education from Appalachian
State University and M.F.A. in printmaking and drawing from Clemson
University, Steven taught at Clemson University's Charles Daniel Center
for Urban Studies in Genoa, Italy. He presently does independent
workshops and creates his art at the Black Dog Press and Studio.

 

   In reference to his work, Steven says, "I have always enjoyed making
marks on a surface. Printmaking is one of the media in which I do this.
It is my objective to create images that not only speak of marks but to
have marks that speak for the image." He continues, "In my images the
crow is a metaphor for humankind. My use of color, the darkness of the
image, the composition and the subject matter of the crow often tell a
story of mystery and turmoil." 

 

   His brother, Jeffrey A. Chapp, a ceramic sculptor now residing in
Newark, DE has, since 1995, been a professor of art at Lincoln
University in Pennsylvania. He received an M.F.A. in Fine Arts
(Ceramics), from the University of Delaware, an M.A. in Creative Arts
(Ceramics), from Purdue University and a Bachelor of Science in
Industrial Arts from Appalachian State University. His recent exhibits
include Spaces: Interior and Exterior, at the Clay Studio in
Philadelphia, and the 2004 and 2000 International Cone Box Show, where
he received a purchase award.  In 2004 his design was selected for the
State of Delaware Governor's Award for the Arts. 

 

   In describing his sculpture, Jeffrey says, "My works comment on
American culture, politics, and global events, while steadfastly
retaining the identity of visually appealing objects. They are a
personal and progressive testimony to what I take in of the world around
me: a commemorative record of a place in time, an historical event, or a
specific observation on contemporary life." He goes on, "I pay
deliberate attention to surface detail, well-crafted modeling, and
intimate scale, so my messages hit with a velvet glove. With duality as
an ever-present theme, I attempt to create appropriate metaphors to
explore issues like war and peace, right and wrong, and good and evil."

 

   This collection of prints, paintings and sculpture created by the
intuitive "Brothers in Art" will remain on display in the museum's new
wing Focus Gallery through November 11, 2006. 

 

   The Pickens County Museum of Art & History is funded in part by the
Pickens County, members and friends of the museum and a grant from the
South Carolina Arts Commission, which receives support from the National
Endowment for the Arts. 

 

   Located at the corner of Hwy. 178 at 307 Johnson Street in Pickens
SC, the museum is open Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays from 9:00 a.m.
until 5:00 p.m., Thursdays from 9:00 a.m. until 7:30 p.m. and Saturdays
from 9:00 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. Admission is free but donations are
welcomed. For more information, please call (84) 898-5963.

 

 

 

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