Wood Turning Center September / October 2007
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Up Front
 Executive Director's Statement
Albert LeCoff discusses his history with artist William Hunter and the plans for Hunter's upcoming retrospective at the Center. Transforming Vision: The Wood Sculpture of William Hunter, 1970 - 2005 opens at the Center on October 5, 2007 and runs until December 8.
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William Hunter Retrospective
 Transforming Vision excerpts
Selected excerpts from the exhibit catalogue which accompanies the upcoming exhibit at the Center, October 5 - December 8, 2007.
Full article with images
Text-only version William Hunter, Converging Helix
William Hunter, Untitled Vessel on Stand |
2007 International Turning Exchange
 Art in Motion:
The Work of Siegfried Schreiber
Editor Robin Rice and art
critic David Stephens discuss the minimalist, kinetic artwork of
2007 ITE resident Siegfried Schreiber and its effects on all the senses.
Siegfried Schreiber, Universe
Full article with images
Text-only version
 Dance Interpretations
Lesya Popil of Group Motion Dance Company in Philadelphia created three dance pieces based on works in allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2007. The three pieces are presented here via links to videographer Vince Romaniellos website.
Lesya Popil dances to an object
Dance #1 Dance #2 Dance #3
 allTURNatives Opening
The 2007 International Turning Exchange and its accompanying exhibit, allTURNatives: Form + Spirit 2007,
were both great successes. Check out photographs from the opening party
and three dance pieces inspired by objects created during the residency. Elisabeth Agro speaks at the allTURNatives opening
allTURNatives opening photographs |
Book Review
 Collectible Corkscrews
A review of the fun picture book, Collectible Corkscrews.
Full article with images
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My Turn
 We welcome your feedback to Turning Points! The "My Turn" section is a place for everyone to share thoughts on Turning
Points articles and the field of wood and lathe-turned art. Unless otherwise indicated, comments sent to Turing Points will be treated as letters to the editor for publication in Turning Points. Letters may be edited for length or clarity.
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Opportunities
 Call for Art
Challenge VII: disFUNKtional
The
call for submissions to Challenge VII: DysFUNKtional, showcasing
art which subverts, satirizes, or burlesques function, is now available. Jurors
will be architect Cecil Baker, public art expert and curator Marsha Moss, and
curators Richard Torchia (Arcadia University) and Ricardo Viera (Lehigh
University). To view the prospectus, click here.
 International Events Wanted
Do you know of any wood art events going on in your part of the world? We'd love to know about them so we can share the information with our members. Please reply to Turning Points with the relevant information.
Thank you for your help, the Turning Points staff |
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Featured Object
from the Collection
William Hunter
Rio Dunes, 1988
Cocobolo rosewood
17 x 11" dia
1995.01.01.101G
Donated by
Mari and Irving Lipton
"William Hunter [1947-] entered the field of contemporary wood turning during its formative stages and went on to become one of the leading figures in the contemporary craft movement. As historians, critics, and fellow artists have observed, Hunter's early works in wood investigated the medium's rich expressive potential and advanced a new direction for the field of contemporary wood sculpture." -Kevin Wallace in
Transforming Vision
"Sometimes I'm frustrated that my work does not allow me to make personal political statements. I would occasionally enjoy making pieces where I could protest difficult times, like we're in now, with war, environmental recklessness, political divisiveness and social injustice, but I realize that my gift is in the positive works that put forward life affirming energy....I am most comfortable in the abstract realm, beyond the narrative or the literal. The abstraction is really conveyed as a feeling for the energy and nature of things, not their actual appearance."
-William Hunter
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Featured Object
from Museum Store
 Mark HancockThere and Back Again, 2003Maple7 1/2 x 11 x 7"$3,450 + s/h"Hancock [1960- ], of Wales, worked particularly closely with Kevin Burrus [during the 2003 ITE program], whose fine art-oriented approach to the lathe impressed him; Hancock's reuse of broken vessels, for example, can be seen as a response to Burrus' interest in recycling. Burrus also encouraged the other residents to see the film Rivers and Tides: Andy Goldsworthy Working with Time. Hancock came away from it inspired to create the sinuous sculpture There and Back Again, based on the film's high aerial shot of a winding river." - Glenn Adamson in the
Center's book Connections
"I came to the ITE with the idea of developing my work while trying to keep its identity. I planned on focusing on particular aspects of my work and different ways of presenting it. What happened exceeded my expectations....I have always worked intuitively. I know I will continue to work this way, but the limitations of the lathe have been removed, and I am responding more spontaneously to ideas and external stimuli." -Mark Hancock
For information on purchasing There and Back Again, please contact the Center: 215.923.8000 -------- |
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About Us
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Director of Exhibitions and Collections, Suzanne KopkoContributing writers: R. Vincent Johns, Steven Loar, Bob Marsh, Gordon Peteran and Betty Scarpino
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