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November Issue
2009
Burroughs-Chapin
Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, Features Regional Exhibit and
Works by Bassmi Ibrahim
The Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, will present two new exhibits including: Soul's Journey: Inside the Creative Process, featuring works by 22 significant, contemporary object makers from across the South; and Bassmi Ibrahim: The Isness of Being, featuring works by Florida artist Bassmi Ibrahim. Both exhibitions will be on view through Jan. 8, 2010.
Curtis Buchanan
Elizabeth Brim
Sam J
Corso
Soul's Journey: Inside the Creative Process is an exhibit originating from The Center for Craft, Creativity and Design of the University of North Carolina that features 22 significant, contemporary object makers from across the South: Elizabeth Brim, Curtis Buchanan, Hunt Clark, Cristina Cordova, Sam Corso, Susie Ganch, Hoss Haley, Mark Hewitt, Richard Jolley, Janice Kluge, Ellen Kochansky, Stoney Lamar, Dale Lewis, Mark Lindquist, Gwendolyn Magee, Patricia Mink, Gary Noffke, Richard Prisco, Joel Queen, Che Rhodes, Michael Sherrill and Jerydine Taylor.
The exhibition developed from a documentary series by David Hutto and Chanse Simpson and illustrates the backgrounds, motivations and methods for creating works of art. The object makers, who are featured in the exhibit and film, are diverse from geographic, ethnic and gender perspectives. They live in Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana, and create works of art in ceramic, fiber, glass, metal, wood and mixed media.
The documentary provides
an intimate view of the artists told largely through their own
words while working on their featured pieces. Hutto says of the
documentary, "Art is a reflection of our souls, our inner
being. It reveals what we're all about. It makes a statement about
our values, about our priorities, about our visions, about our
fears. So, it's part of us. How this evolves is the journey."
The exhibition complements the documentary, showcasing significant
works by established and emerging artists representative of the
region's creative tradition and cultural heritage.
Bassmi Ibrahim
"Beautiful, sensual and sublime" are words critics frequently use to describe Florida artist Bassmi Ibrahim's lush, lyrical paintings. Twenty-one of the diluted oil and acrylic canvases are included in the exhibit, Bassmi Ibrahim: The Isness of Being.
Born in Cairo in 1951, the son of an avid photographer, Ibrahim's artistic talents were noticed at the age of 14 by his art teacher who took him on as a private student. For the next seven years he was taught traditional techniques as well as "how to feel and think as an artist." He later received a BA in art from the Ain Shams University and an honorary masters degree from the College of Fine Art, both in Cairo, Egypt.
In the mid-1970s, while living in Clearwater, FL, Ibrahim immersed himself in the study of metaphysics and homeopathy. It became his purpose to be an abstract artist while not resorting to the use of the usual symbols and signs. His Isness series began in 2004 and is a collection of richly colored petals on white grounds combining freedom and natural balance between the artist and the medium. The series invites all to "open one's mind, focus and enjoy the journey."
For further information
check our SC Institutional Gallery listings, call the Museum at
843/238-2510 or visit (www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org).
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