Peter Beasecker
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox
August 14 - September 12, 2004
FERRIN GALLERY
69 Church Street, Lenox, MA 01240
www.ferringallery.com
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox
August 14 - September 12, 2004
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox, MA, presents new work in "Containers", a series of new work by ceramic artist Peter Beasecker. This work expresses an appreciation for gravity and ideas of containment. Peter Beasecker is interested in the "beautifully sparse and sturdy object that directly refers to a history of use." His recent work draws inspiration from such diverse sources as Richard Serra's Torqued Ellipses and Spirals, and his travels to Monte Alban, Oaxaca, Mexico, where expansive flat planes and imposing walls evoke the quiet power, clarity, and elegance that Peter Beasecker seeks in his own work. Peter Beasecker writes, "This current work reflects my desire to have such qualities in a simple, direct object. I hope the awkwardness of lifting a cup as it scrapes a wall will provide a subtle catalyst for seeing and feeling a new relationship with something as familiar and ordinary as a cup.
Peter Beasecker received his Master of Fine Arts in 1987 at New York State College of Ceramics at Alfred University, Alfred, NY. He received a Ford Research Fellowship, Southern Methodist University, '03, and an NCECA China Residency Grant, '03. His work is in the permanent collection of Cermamics Monthly, Columbus, OH; The Mint Museum of Craft & Design, Charlotte, N.C.; and The International Workshop of Ceramic Art, Tokoname, Japan, among many other notable institutions.
FERRIN GALLERY
69 Church Street, Lenox, MA 01240
www.ferringallery.com
