e-mail: EskinGerry@aol.com |
COLORADO PO Box 4105 Aspen CO 81612 |
IOWA 1047 Woodlawn Iowa City IA 52245 |
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| Bio & Artist's Statement | Photography | Ceramics |
Other Stuff Photo Mosaics Shows What's New CLAUDE (1994-2006) Iowa Ceramics Gallery |
Digital Imaging Notes Resampling Advanced B&W Epson Printer Weave |
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See some past shows under the
"Other Stuff" menu and Please check back later for new shows .
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| Gerry suffered a bad turn of
events when he underwent heart bypass
surgery early in 2010, just before a major show at the FIGGE art museum
in Davenport IA. He has been in one hospital or other ever
since. We
hope to see him convalescing at home soon. |
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Follow this link to
find some good memories of his FIGGE show.
Gerry, while still in the ICU, had another show following the FIGGE. Mark Lyman of SOFA (Sculptural Objects Functional Art) invited Gerry to exhibit at SOFA CHICAGO 2010, Navy Pier, in November 2010. See: http://www.sofaexpo.com/chicago/2010/lectures.htm?tab=1 You can send good vibes to Gerry via his wife Sandie : SANDRESKIN@AOL.COM |
Lately I have been working on three different sculptural forms
having
historical references. The first of these I call Spirit Houses.
These are inspired by ossuaries (boxes for the reburial of human
bones),
which date from the Cholcolithic period (4500-3300 B. C.) in the Middle
East. My objects are similar to the originals in size, shape and their
house-like character. The originals also had fronts with faces with
mouth-like
opening. The faces were usually painted rather than sculptural. While
the
originals were made of a very low-fire terra cotta, my versions are
high-fired
in wood kilns for from three to five days.
I also do a form I call a Shamen Urn and a large sarcophagus type form
which I simply label a Vessel.
I also make large hand-built wall hanging platters.
The
surface
designs
are informed by patterns found on pots and shards in my
collections. They
are mostly remains from the Mimbres and Anasazi cultures dating back
about
a thousand years in the South Western U.S. I suspect these were not the
first uses of the patterns. I have enlarged the original small patterns
for effect.
Photography is an early interest that that I have returned to. The
development of digital imaging has caught my fancy. It is so much
broader than earlier forms of photography. My subject matter though is
quite conventional. I am still trying to record objects, places and
events, the same goals I had some 50 years ago when I worked as a photo
journalist in Washington, D. C.
Last update that I can recall :-) -- 22-November-2010,
Oct 2010, Jan 2010, 23-oct-08,
8-Dec-2007, 5apr07
(old
browsers), 8-nov-06, 24-oct-06