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January Issue 2004
HoFP Gallery in Columbia, SC, Features Works by Noah
HoFP Gallery in Columbia, SC,
is welcoming back artist "Noah" Saunders for WIRED,
a one-man show featuring his sculpture and paintings. The show
will run through Feb. 3, 2004.
Saunders is best known for his distinct wire sculpture. His sculpture
has an expressive quality that conveys strong movement and emotion.
The unique characteristics or situation of each of his subjects
can be sensed in his work. Each piece has its own thought or mood.
The viewer may find that he or she becomes lost in this emotive
quality. In addition to sculpture, Saunders will also present
new paintings. His works on canvas are bold, colorful creations.
His tones and hues are vibrant; some are almost electric in their
intensity.
Saunders's family is
rife with artistic talent. Both his father and stepmother are
accomplished artists. As a child his parents nurtured and kindled
his artistic leanings. Saunders made his professional debut as
a high school student. Inspired by and celebrating the 1996 Olympics
in Atlanta Saunders created sculpture featuring athletics and
was featured in his first one person show.
Saunders got a bruising in high school; not unusual for a young
man choosing to be open about his passions and honest about his
sexuality gay and resolute. But he transmuted this social
gauntlet into a serious show called "Steps to Safety".
In part the show was a memorial to Matthew Shepard, the Wyoming
college student who was murdered for being gay. In part the show
was a measure of self-healing. More recently, a particular interest
in the American Indian legacy in Georgia has grown into a general
fascination with Pre-Columbian civilizations and their rich artistic
legacies. These interests figure strongly in Saunders's wood fired
ceramics.
Today Saunders lives with his partner Steven in Athens, GA. They
share their home with a rambunctious hound named Yonah. With National
Forests and rivers nearby, they enjoy excursions out on the land.
Fortified by this matrix of family, environment and community
Saunders aspires to render the artistic spirit in a playful purity
of expression.
For more information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 803/799-7405 or on the web at (www.hofpgallery.com).
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