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October Issue 2007
Pickens County Museum of Art & History in Pickens, SC, Features Two New Exhibitions
The Pickens County Museum of Art & History in Pickens, SC, is offering two new exhibitions including: Charles Councell: 1896 - 1985, a retrospective exhibit and Rock Paper Scissor, an invitational exhibit featuring works by 13 regional artists. Both exhibitions are on view through Nov. 17, 2007.
Charles Clemens Councell
Charles Clemens Councell lived a life that was reflective of his three great passions: architecture, art and travel. Born in Marion, IN, he served in the US Army cavalry in France during World War I. Councell graduated from the Arts and Architecture School of the University of Illinois in 1923 and launched his career with Arthur G. McKee, a major engineering firm in Cleveland, OH. It was here he met and married his wife, Mary Brewster Marcy, on Aug. 13, 1926.
Councell later became an architectural engineer with the US Government in Washington, DC, designing many Federal buildings and participating in the celebrated 1949-1952 renovation of the White House during President Truman's term. During this period he pursued his avocation as a painter and had his work displayed in numerous art galleries.
Councell retired in 1960 and then spent almost two years touring and painting in Europe. Upon his return he published Viewing Europe: From the Sketching Stool of Charles C. Councell, a limited-edition collection of 58 sketches of distinctive European scenes which sold out quickly.
The Councells selected Clemson, SC, as a retirement location and built a home there. He maintained a vigorous painting schedule through the rest of his life, studying under noted artists and traveling in the US, Mexico and Central America. Councell also wrote a book of childhood recollections entitled A Hoosier Schoolboy.
Councell died in Clemson in 1985 and was buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Marion, IN. After his death, his widow established The Charles Clemens Councell Memorial Fund in Architecture at the University of Illinois. This gift is used to provide scholarships for students to participate in a special architecture Study Abroad Program at Versailles, France. Six to twelve of these scholarships are awarded each year. These scholarships are a way for Mary Councell to continue the passion her husband had for architecture, art and travel with the aspiring architects of today.
Barbara
Yon
Judy Z. Verhoeven
Rock Paper Scissor, an invitational exhibit which features works by 13 regional artists working in or with rock or paper. From this diverse group, the exemplary stonework of Dave Appleman is surrounded by a cross section of styles and techniques from a group of artists drawn to the many facets of paper; its rainbow of colors, world of textures, and agile versatility, all incorporating paper, an unassuming material that we use every day and often take for granted. This sundry mix of paper art includes manipulated paper such as origami, cut and folded paper sculpture, German paper cutting, and a variety of paper collage. The paper artists represented are Chad Chrysler, Tamao Chrysler, Joy D. Ellison, Kathy Justice, Karen Maters, Rosemary Moore, Molly Morin, Lynda Slattery, Carole Knudson Tinsley, Judy Verhoeven, Jason Waggoner and Barbara Yon.
Dave Appleman
Speaking of his carved stone sculpture, Greenville, SC's Dave Appleman repeats the quote, "All the parts work together as a whole." He continues, "Simplicity of form and design has always interested me. Line, form, balance, rhythm, harmony, contrast - these are the parts that play the major role in creating my sculpture. I like to keep it simple, often only geometric and without subject."
Kathy Justice
A sampling of the artists fulfilling the exhibit's paper niche include: Tamao Chrysler of Pickens who puts new twists and folds on an old tradition when she revisits the art of Origami that she learned and has practiced since her childhood in Japan; Joy D. Ellison of Clemson produces artwork using paper-cutting, an age old tradition that involves cutting intricate, white designs to be displayed over a black background; and Kathy Justice, from Easley, SC, views her collage work as a process of deconstructing images and integrating diverse pieces into the creation of something new as an ongoing intellectual and visual experiment.
Molly Morin
Clemson artist, Molly Morin's site installation DIY Reliquaries consists of computer generated cut-and-fold paper creating housings for objects representing the people around her; Liberty, SC's Karen Maters enjoys, "putting together bits and pieces of paper. It is especially fun to use a scrap of paper that depicts one thing in such a way that it becomes something totally different to the viewer," says Maters; and Greenville, SC's Carole Knudson Tinsley creates rhythmic and layered paintings with collage inspired by ancient cultures, especially American Indians.
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Museum at 864/898-5963 or visit (www.co.pickens.sc.us/culturalcommission).
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