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The Director’s Choice exhibit” Dialogue in Collage” will feature a three person show with works by Guild artists Arthur Burke, Enid Munroe and Nancy Nikkal. Before he began creating boxed assemblages, Arthur Burke had a successful career in the field of interior design. This Trumbull boxiest, intrigued by artist Joseph Cornell, began collecting a variety of old, discarded objects, not knowing exactly what he would do with them. Burke says, “I derive great pleasure from finding these abandoned objects and creating a second life for them. People seem to be genuinely delighted with my work; they enjoy the themes I have created in each box…..” Burke’s work has appeared in exhibitions throughout the Northeast including the Westport Arts Center, Sailor’s Valentine Gallery in Nantucket, the Discovery Museum and at Silvermine. Enid Munroe, a Southport artist, has been included in many regional and national curated and juried shows, including Silvermine Guild Arts Center annual Art of the Northeast, Greenwich Arts Council, Westport Historical Society, Westport Arts Center and the Aldrich Museum. Her works of various media, painting, silverpoint, and collage are included in museums such as the National Museum of American Art, Smithsonian Institution and the Brooklyn Museum; as well as corporate collections in the tri-state area including Bank of America, Readers Digest and Chase Manhattan Bank in New York; Clairol, General Electric, Xerox and Hartford Insurance in Connecticut as well as many private collections.
There are many sculptors doing wonderful things in the world of art, but few can offer the beauty of the mobiles and wind-driven kinetic sculptures of Drew Klotz. The talents of this artist from Weston combine his mechanical genius with an artistic and often comic flair to create ingenious works. His minimalist style, polished finish and poetic understanding of movement bring to mind the work of such noted Kinetic sculptors as George Rickey. For his show at Silvermine, “Adult Toys,” Drew will feature both examples of his iconic wind power paddle sculptures, as well as smaller, indoor hand cranked works along with other interactive sculptures. “My interest in kinetic sculpture started when I was a child. I remember climbing in the trees during thunderstorms and swaying in the breeze. That in turn led to hang gliding and sailing. Ultimately, the force of the wind and my love for art inspired me to creative moving sculptures.” His works have been on exhibit at Stepping Stones Museum in Norwalk as well as the Children’s Museum in Chicago, and his renowned kinetic birdhouses, created for Westport’s annual Project Return Birdhouse Auction, continue to help the charity raise money. Kotz’s works can also be seen at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic.
In her one person show, New Canaan artists June Ahrens “Hiding in Plain Site” is a site-specific installation incorporating a variety of materials exploring the cultural and political world around us. Wires covered in a variety of fabric, are used in a chaotic way, incorporated with crushed cans, reflectors, rusted safety pins, and used clear glass jars provided by friends and family. These materials suggest multi-layered metaphors and can be a reflection of our own fears and insecurities. The process is repetitive and obsessive and through this system the work grows organically to reveal itself in layered and complex ways. About Silvermine Guild Arts Center Silvermine Guild Arts Center is located in New Canaan and is one of the oldest artist communities in the United States. Its nationally renowned artist guild, award winning gallery and school of art offer more than twenty contemporary and historic exhibitions annually and a wide range of art courses and workshops on its five-acre campus. The center provides innovative arts education in Norwalk and Stamford schools and hosts a summer music series. Silvermine Guild Arts Center is a nonprofit organization Silvermine Guild Arts Center Mission Grounded in the belief that art is vital to the spirit, creativity and wholeness of human beings, the mission of Silvermine Guild Arts Center is to cultivate, promote and encourage growth through the arts; to showcase and serve artists; and to foster arts education and appreciation opportunities for the greater community. Silvermine Galleries are open Tuesday through Saturday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 1pm to 5 p.m. For more information, call (203) 966-9700 or visit the website: www.silvermineart.org. © Copyright by NorwalkPlus.com. Some articles and pictures posted on our website, as indicated by their bylines, were submitted as press releases and do not necessarily reflect the position and opinion of NorwalkPlus.com, Norwalk Plus magazine, Canaiden LLC or any of its associated entities. Articles may have been edited for brevity and grammar. [an error occurred while processing this directive] CURRENT HEADLINES: [an error occurred while processing this directive] Top of Page
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