Memory Escapes My Head Like a Blur
Jun 13 - Jul 1, 2013
Dave Lock
In Memory Escapes My Head like a Blur, Dave Lock ponders the fragility of memory; the paradox in how a passing memory’s significance is rendered insignificant by the fate that awaits it; the illusion of life as collection of memories suggests, as it gets shattered by the truth that time will bring about our eventual demise. Lock imagines the river of remembrance like a hazy dream, a blur, destined to drift towards the end of a hollow dimension until the memory of one occurrence becomes indistinguishable with another and its associated imageries fade away into oblivion. It is within this confusion that he finds an odd sense of comforting paranoia, which then registers itself through his free flowing artworks.
Works
Coffin Nail
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2041
Coil
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2042
Dreamless (1)
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2043
Dreamless (2)
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2044
Dreams are Longer When You Don't Sleep
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2045
Firehead
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2046
Forgotten Dreams
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2047
Four Places at Once
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2048
Gravity is an Ugly Lover
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2049
Leap of Faith
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2050
Medusa on a Bad Day
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2051
Palindrome
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2052
Plastic Toy
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2053
Samsa's Whore
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2054
Sarcophagus
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2055
The Murder of Something Sacred
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2056
Torniquet
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2057
Twitcher
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2058
Two Phantoms Melting in the Absence of the Sun
pen and ink on paper
23.1 x 19.25 in / 58.7 x 48.9 cm
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2059
Medusa
ink and acrylic on paper
49 x 36.5 in / 4.1 x 3 ft
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2060
Wildfires Spread Faster Than Flowers
ink and acrylic on paper
49 x 36.5 in / 4.1 x 3 ft
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2061
Pumice
ink and acrylic on paper
39 x 27.5 in / 3.3 x 2.3 ft
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2062
Zebrahead
ink and acrylic on paper
39 x 27.5 in / 3.3 x 2.3 ft
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2063
Smoker
ink and acrylic on paper
39 x 27.5 in / 3.3 x 2.3 ft
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2064
Siamese
ink and acrylic on paper
49 x 39.5 in / 4.1 x 3.3 ft
2013
Dave Lock
Catalog Id: 20130613-2065
Aianthous
Jun 13 - Jul 1, 2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Aianthous is a botanical term meaning “ever flowering”. In her last two exhibits “Cornucopia” and “Clay Life” Pettyjohn began experimenting with forms taken from cacti and corals, fascinated by the intricate patterns they generate. High fired stoneware and porcelain ceramics are a perfect medium for this exploration, the plasticity of clay and the rich surfaces produced by gas and woodfiring lend themselves well to this expression.
In this exhibit Pettyjohn has moved a little towards a simpler and more abstract interpretation of nature, her pieces resemble flora but on close inspection can’t be identified as any particular species. Her latest work seems to be an attempt to distill the essence of natural patterns into something new and completely her own.
There is another meaning of flowering also. After 25+ years of teaching and passing on her art and mentoring two generations of young artists I think we are witnessing a flowering of clay work in the Philippines, in no small part through her passion and dedication.
Contemporary Philippine Ceramics is now truly an “Aianthous” growth.
Works
1
stoneware and porcelain top
38 x 12.5 x 11.5 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2066
2
stoneware and porcelain top
31 x 10 x 10 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2067
3
stoneware and porcelain top
27 x 9 x 10 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2068
4
stoneware
58 x 13 x 13 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2069
5
porcelain
56 x 14 x 16 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2070
6
stoneware and porcelain top
40.5 x 28 x 15 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2071
7
porcelain
14 x 13 x 13 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2072
8
porcelain and wood
15 x 12 x 12 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2073
9
porcelain and wood
15 x 13 x 13 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2074
10
stoneware and wood
55 x 13 x 13 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2075
11
porcelain and wood
61 x 14 x 11.5 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2076
12
stoneware on wood
53 x 13 x 4 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2077
13
stoneware
34 x 13 x 10 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2078
14
stoneware and porcelain top
52 x 15 x 14 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2079
15
stoneware
45 x 15 x 15 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2080
16
stoneware
43 x 15.5 x 14 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2081
17
stoneware and porcelain top
48 x 12 x 14 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2082
18
stoneware and porcelain
18 x 38 x 13.5 cm
2013
Catalog Id: 20130613-2083
19
stoneware and porcelain
14 x 34 x 12 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2084
20
stoneware and porcelain
66 x 14 x 15 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2085
21
stoneware
11 x 51 x 49 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2086
22
stoneware nesting bowls
13 x 22 x 22 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2087
23
stoneware and porcelain top
17 x 17 x 17 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2088
24
stoneware with porcelain
50 x 28 x 28 cm
2013
Tessy Pettyjohn
Catalog Id: 20130613-2089
