Peter Beasecker at Ferrin Gallery, Lenox

Peter Beasecker
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
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Nicholas Khan & Richard Selesnick at Ferrin Gallery, Lenox

Nicholas Khan & Richard Selesnick: The Apollo Prophecies
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox 
August 14 - September 12, 2004

Ferrin Gallery partners with Pepper Gallery of Boston to present "The Apollo Prophecies," a show of photography and mixed media by collaborative artists Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick. In this body of work, the artists create an installation that tells the tale of a lost Edwardian expedition to the moon that is discovered by 1960's astronauts on an Apollo moon expedition. The work was shot and assembled on sets with miniature models, props and live actors. Using the narrative format of Italian Renaissance fresco cycles, the story is revealed in multiple episodes featuring the same characters within single long photographic panels. The exhibition includes a cabinet of Moon Rocks, chemistry apparatus, photos and drawings of the evolution of moon rocks, and absurd spacecraft and spacesuits, which add up to invest the presentation with a dead-pan, mock documentary quality.

Nicholas Kahn/Richard Selesnick's work is in numerous public collections, including The Brooklyn Museum of Art, Brooklyn, NY, The DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, MA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA, The National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C.

FERRIN GALLERY
69 Church Street, Lenox, MA 01240
www.ferringallery.com

Gordon Chandler at Ferrin Gallery, Lenox

Gordon Chandler
Ferrin Gallery, Lenox 
June 19 - July 11, 2004

Gordon Chandler works in recycled materials, specifically those that can be welded. A hunter - gatherer by nature, he collects scrap metal and uses it to create sculptural objects and furniture. Responding to the color and textures in the surfaces, he creates works for the wall, three dimensional objects and furniture. For his current show, Kimono Series, he uses flattened oil drums and shapes them into Kimonos. Some still bear their paper labels that combine with the patina of well worn surface to suggest a Japanese fabric. Also included in the show are "quilts," in which squares of metal are pieced together in colorful patterns as in a quilt. He is well known for indoor and outdoor furniture and often creates site specific installations for private and public settings.

Gordon Chandler shows in galleries throughout the country and his work is in numerous public collections. Born and raised in Western Massachusetts, Gordon Chandler now resides in Georgia.

FERRIN GALLERY
69 Church Street, Lenox, MA 01240
www.ferringallery.com