John Murray’s “Artistic Anatomical Drawing” class could be bone dry. But instead of lectures akin to medical school discourse, Murray incorporates figurative work and his breadth of knowledge of the human body to make figurative work really move.
The Art League asked William (Bill) Peirce, winner of Best in Show 3/D Sculpture in our July Open Exhibit, some questions about his award winning sculpture, how he creates his work, and woodworking.
"I worked as a garbage man for awhile. … One windy day, the swirl of debris gave me a vision of what could be created with the simplicity of found objects."
With goat horns and a friendly smile, Legends of Zelda won the Monkith Saaid Memorial Sculpture Award in this month’s sculpture-only exhibit, “Taking Shape.”
Two of our most popular exhibits celebrate place and space — landscapes and sculptures — and they come each year during a time when we're all looking for a little escape.
“My journey to create wonderful objects that move began over three decades ago when I put together a wood shop. Building clocks seemed like a challenging goal.”
"I start with an assumption, an activity that’s been on auto-pilot, or current cultural events that need further review and question why they catch my attention."
Every summer, our walls take a vacation and travel the world for ’Scapes — The Art League's annual not-your-parents'-landscape show — and we break out the pedestals for the annual sculpture exhibit, this year going by the name Structures.