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July Issue 2009
Crimson Laurel
Gallery in Bakersville, NC, Offers Works by Matt Jacobs &
Eric Knoche
Crimson Laurel Gallery
in Bakersville, NC, will present the exhibit, Anthropogenic,
featuring new work by Matt Jacobs and Eric Knoche, on view from
July 4 through Aug. 29, 2009.
These two accomplished potters from Asheville, NC, are on the
leading edge of studio ceramic design. Both use a local clay
that is rich in particle variation and organic material that makes
it both plastic yet unpredictable. Their influence on the
clay results in beautiful and unique works of art.
Matt Jacobs
Matt Jacobs believes that his goal is to allow the clay to have its own voice. Many of his surfaces expose the interior rather than covering it up. And, surfaces added to the clay are done so in a way that the dark iron clay beneath is allowed to show through. In the wood firing process Jacobs exposes the clay to a journey of intense heat, time and space, which contains both risk and balance. In encountering his work, he hopes the viewer is called to reflect on their own unique home, family, and life in their particular place on our world.
Eric Knoche
Eric Knoche's current body of work is a personal exploration of how form and spatial relationship resonate within the human spirit as well as an anthropological search for the meaning and beauty generated through interaction of humans and objects. He currently utilizes vessel forms as distillations of our common meta-culture, both ancient and contemporary, into tangible and recognizable objects. Ultimately Knoche is searching for a deeper understanding of the human spirit and its relationship to both the physical world and the natural rhythms of life.
For further information
check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
828/688-3599 or visit (www.crimsonlaurelgallery.com).
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