Thursday, November 08, 2007
THE NARRATIVE FIGURE: Opening Night!
Ellipse Educational Programmer, Lisa-Marie Thalhammer (center), chatting with guests. One of Lisa Clague’s Tattoo Monkeys hangs in the background. Clague’s masked ceramic figures are like citizens of a fantasy world. They challenge the barrier between dreams and reality.
Artist Elizabeth Wolfe (right) and friend, in front of her figurative etchings. Wolfe’s images combine old and new printmaking techniques, along with photographic elements.
Penelope Nunes (left), Director of Educaton of the Arlington Arts Center and guests with Debra Fritts’, Little Bee sculpture in the background. Through sculpture, Fritts uses the female figure to express, “the mysteries and joys of daily life.”
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The evening of Thursday, November 8th was opening night for The Narrative Figure: Work by Lee Arts Center Artists, featuring Lisa Clague, Debra Fritts, Carol Owen, Alfredo Ratinoff, Nan Smith and Elizabeth Wolf. Curated by Lee Arts Center Director, Novie Trump, work was chosen by artists who have taught master workshops at the Lee Arts Center.
The Narrative Figure showcases contemporary works in clay and on paper that explore the stories that artists tell with the human form. The range of artistic styles varies from assemblage to terra-cotta sculpture. Some of the pieces utilize deeply personal imagery, while others interpret well-known fictional tales, such as Alfredo Ratinoff’s (right) A Midsummer Night’s Dream series of drawings and plates.
The Narrative Figure showcases contemporary works in clay and on paper that explore the stories that artists tell with the human form. The range of artistic styles varies from assemblage to terra-cotta sculpture. Some of the pieces utilize deeply personal imagery, while others interpret well-known fictional tales, such as Alfredo Ratinoff’s (right) A Midsummer Night’s Dream series of drawings and plates. 
Ellipse Educational Programmer, Lisa-Marie Thalhammer (center), chatting with guests. One of Lisa Clague’s Tattoo Monkeys hangs in the background. Clague’s masked ceramic figures are like citizens of a fantasy world. They challenge the barrier between dreams and reality.
Artist Elizabeth Wolfe (right) and friend, in front of her figurative etchings. Wolfe’s images combine old and new printmaking techniques, along with photographic elements.
Penelope Nunes (left), Director of Educaton of the Arlington Arts Center and guests with Debra Fritts’, Little Bee sculpture in the background. Through sculpture, Fritts uses the female figure to express, “the mysteries and joys of daily life.”
Guests at the buffet table enjoying Toigo Orchard’s fresh apples from the Courthouse Farmer’s Market (which is open year-round!) Carol Owens’ Spirit Houses are displayed behind them. Owen incorporates found objects, special mementos and photographs into each miniature. They are mysterious and charming three-dimensional scrapbooks, which take the viewer back in time.
A view of the gallery through Nan Smith’s porcelain sculpture, Serendipity. Smith creates sentimental vignettes that explore the human consciousness, memories and feminine intuition. She creates timeless statements with poetic themes, where the first piece is as romantic and delicate as the last.
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