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The Familiar Unknown
Featuring Susan Beiner, Rebekah Bogard, Rebecca Hutchinson & Anne Drew Potter; curated by Ovidio Giberga
Opening Reception
Thursday, Dec 3, 20096:00 - 9:00 pm
Dates
Dec 3, 2009 - Feb 13, 2010Gallery
Main GalleryExpectations, preconceptions, and what we overlook or take for granted are states of mind that prevent us from seeing things as they may really be. In their own way, the works in this exhibition engage in this expanded dialogue of what is familiar and how we know it. This exhibition showcases the works of four contemporary ceramic artists. Both Rebecca Hutchinson and Susan Beiner works address issues of nature and ecology from different perspectives. Hutchinson creates large woven site-specific structures from fibrous and non-fired clay using locally gathered materials. Beiner creates synthetic nature, beautiful portents inspired from natural and industrial forms. Anne Drew Potter and Rebekah Bogard each create representational sculptures that deal with social and interpersonal relationships. Through subtle exaggerations of gesture and proportion, Potter’s life-like figures challenge ideas of normalcy and our perceived sense of self. Bogard exploits the light-hearted and playful format of animal figurines to address gender stereotypes in society. - Ovidio Giberga, 2009
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Blue Star Contemporary Art Center is supported by: The National Endowment for the Arts, City of San Antonio Office of Cultural Affairs, Texas Commission on the Arts, The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc., The Brown Foundation, Inc., James G. Lifshutz, Valero Energy Foundation, The Tobin Endowment, Jerry L. Gore, Ricos Products Co., Inc., Ann Griffith Ash, Stacey Hill, Eilene Sullivan, The Capital Group Companies Charitable Foundation, H-E-B, NuStar Energy LP, Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, The Russell Hill Rogers Fund for the Arts, Frost Bank, Strasburger and Price, L.L.P., The Fund, San Antonio Area Foundation, The Smothers Foundation, Alturas Foundation, Argo Group US, Hill Family Charitable Trust II of the San Antonio Area Foundation, The Flohr Family Foundation, The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation, The Linda Pace Foundation, San Antonio Express-News, Alamo Beer, Grey Goose Vodka, Silver Eagle Distributors LP, Republic National Distributing Company, Hotel Valencia, Zurich International Properties, Inc., Kiolbasa, Acosta Signs, and Blue Star Members.
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