Jun 27 2015
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Aug 24 2015
June - August Exhibits

June - August Exhibits

Presented by Cotuit Center for the Arts at Cotuit Center for the Arts

Richard Bertman: Kinetic Sculpture
Roger Plourde: Sculpture
"Let Me Entertain You" Open Juried Exhibit
Exhibit dates: June 27 - August 24
Opening Reception June 27, 5:00-7:00pm
Artist Talk at 5:00pm About the ExhibitsRichard Bertman: Kinetic Sculpture   Artist Statement: Some of my sculptures using steel rod or wire are like drawings in air. As with drawings on paper, the viewer visually fills in the surface between lines to create form and shape. The transparence of the piece expresses both near and distant elements simultaneously. This interaction of elements within the sculpture gives the impression of change as one moves around it. Unexpected images are produced as one “reads” the relationship between parts. This concept of change and how our perception is affected by change intrigues me. In some of my work, the pieces themselves move. Movement generates interest by varying the relationship between elements, creating variety. In some pieces I have tried to involve the viewer physically as well as visually. So “Rainmaker”, “Star Wars”, and “Do It Yourself Aquarium” require cranking or peddling to make the pieces move. However, this “involvement” prevents one from easily perceiving the changing relationship between parts. My most recent pieces have used motors to do the turning so that one can observe the changing relationships. In these pieces, movement is implied even when the piece is stationary but the movement adds an additional level of richness and variety. Several pieces have satirical overtones. “Moose Head” (which experiments with using flat pieces of sheet metal to build up a three-dimensional form) questions the idea of animals as trophies. “Rainmaker” and “Star Wars” express how we often try to find simplistic solutions to complicated social, political, and environmental problems. Tolstoy observed that the business of art is to make that understood and felt which (otherwise) might be incomprehensible and inaccessible. I care about making my “art” accessible to people. It is important to me that anyone not formally educated in art theory can relate to, feel comfortable with, be intrigued or provoked by my work. Often I try to make that connection through humor. Poking fun at some of the things we take so seriously makes them more approachable. I admire folk art and have been trying to instill in my own work that humanness and down-to-earth quality that has a way of reminding us of the complexity, the frivolity, the charm, spontaneity, and vitality in our daily lives. Roger Plourde: Sculpture "Let Me Entertain You" Open Juried Exhibit “Let Me Entertain You” will be presented in the upper gallery in tandem with the Center’s Summer Main Stage theater production of “Gypsy,” a musical extravaganza featuring some of the best loved music in the entire American theater songbook. The Center expects significant visitation to the galleries during this extended show. This juried exhibition is open to two and three-dimensional artists, working in any medium. All interpretations of the subject will be considered - artists are invited to enter up to two pieces, and 3 dimensional and large works are encouraged.  The fee for entry (per piece) is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Works must be delivered gallery-ready with appropriate frame and wire (if hung).

Admission Info

Free

Dates & Times

2015/06/27 - 2015/08/24

Location Info

Cotuit Center for the Arts

4404 Falmouth Rd (Rt. 28), Cotuit, MA 02635