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Jan
2015
Artist News
Artist News, includes articles about shows, news updates, off-site or partner events.
27
Jan
2015
Ceramics Crack the Contemporary Art Market — Breaking the Mold
New York Observer/Culture
“Ceramics Crack the Contemporary Art Market – Breaking the Mold” by Brook Mason.
“Few slices of the art market have changed as radically, or, surprisingly, have been taken more seriously, in the past few years as the ever-so-sleepy ceramics and glass sector. … When it comes to contemporary ceramics, some dealers said, there’s a shift going on in terms of validity in the eyes of museums. “Glance back two decades only a handful of museums were incorporating such work in their holdings,” said Massachusetts dealer Leslie Ferrin.”
Mason notes the trend of museums recognizing the validity of ceramic work; Ferrin Contemporary’s Paul Scott has work in over 30 museums world wide.
27
Jan
2015
New York Ceramics & Glass Fair 2015 Review
“New York Ceramics & Glass Fair 2015” in Past Imperfect: The Art of Inventive Repair by Andrew Baseman
“It was heartening for me to see so many examples of antique and contemporary ceramics with inventive repair in such a prestigious venue. It gives me hope that beauty in imperfection is now being embraced by more artists, dealers and collectors than ever before.”
Baseman remarks on work by Mara Superior, Frances Palmer, and Paul Scott in his January 24th blog entry.
Click here to read his full entry.
Read more, see more about Mara Superior.
13
Jan
2015
A Clay Bestiary VIRTUAL TOUR on video
Video offers another chance to view and enjoy A Clay Bestiary.
A Clay Bestiary, a recent show at the Hunterdon Art Museum in Clinton, New Jersey, brought together a diverse body of ceramic work by contemporary artists. The artists have re-imagined and reinterpreted various members of the animal kingdom; infused them with new concepts, ideas, and messages; and in the process freed each piece from being a literal portrayal.
This video presentation by Bill Ivie of CINEMATIC EYE / CINEMABRIDE takes the viewer on a tour of the entire exhibit. As the camera moves around the works it takes in intimate close-up views and steps back to encompass a broader view — all that you would experience had you been there in person. The film moves at a leisurely pace and is interspersed with limited dialog giving the viewers time to really view each work and form their own reactions before moving on to the next.
This group show includes the work of Ferrin Contemporary artists Jason Walker, Red Weldon Sandlin, and Sergei Isupov.
13
Jan
2015
Crafts magazine reviews “Confected, Borrowed, and Blue: Paul Scott”
Teleri Lloyd-Jones reviews Paul Scott’s exhibition at the Holburne Museum in Bath, England in Crafts magazine Jan–Feb 2015.
“These are the works from the past 15 years of Scott’s practice, in no explicit order, so rather than a developing hand we meet a political voice that’s also a love letter to an aesthetic tradition.”
Click here to view the full article.
Paul Scott is represented by Ferrin Contemporary.
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May
2014
‘Caressable Clay, Pictorial Sculpture’, Curatorial Essay for Steven Young Lee
Jane Hartsook Gallery at the Greenwich House Pottery
Steven Young Lee
April 11 – May 9, 2013
Catalogue Essay:
Caressable Clay, Pictorial Sculpture
by Donald Kuspit
“…Lee’s vessels are an object lesson in the deliberate use of unpredictable chance to dramatic effect. They call attention to the hazards of the firing process as well as to the
properties of clay. They take a calculated risk, demonstrating the uncertain dialectic of fire and clay that informs ceramic art.”
Download PDF Here
Steven Young Lee, “Jar with Clouds” 2013, porcelain with cobalt inlay, 16 x 14 x 15″.
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Oct
2013
Sergei Isupov in Art News
Doug McClemont reviews solo show of Sergei Isupov’s recent work at Barry Friedman’s gallery in New York in ARTnews, October 2013.
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Jul
2013
SCENE + SEEN: Summer 2013 | Project Art and Ferrin Gallery
SUMMER 2013 at Project Art and Ferrin Gallery
Summer brings ART + ARTISTS from far away places around the world Adelaide, Australia, Jingdezhen, China, Seoul, Korea, to the small village in Cummington, MA, USA on the Eastern edge of the Berkshires, in the heart of the Hilltowns and just west of the Pioneer Valley.
The former mill building, on the bank of the Westfield River, became Project Art in 2007 and home base for Sergei Isupov and Leslie Ferrin. Now with Ferrin Contemporary located there, and Sergei and his wife Kadri traveling to Estonia in the summer, the studio hosts resident artists and new projects get launched. This year the sessions run July – September.
Adjacent to the group studio on the first floor, Ferrin Contemporary exhibits selections from current projects and houses the library, offices and warehouse.
Our next open house and artist salon is Tuesday, August 14, 6 – 8:00, but other days, we are open by appointment. Call 413.446.0614 or email leslie.ferrin@gmail.com
SERGEI ISUPOV at Ferrin Contemporary
Sergei Isupov, “High Heel Shoes Teapots” 2013, detail, porcelain slip, glaze, 6.5 x 9.5 x 5″
Sergei Isupov, “High Heel Shoes Teapots” 2013, detail, porcelain slip, glaze, 6.5 x 9.5 x 5″
Sergei Isupov, Women with Cats Series, 2013
Sergei Isupov, “The Hero’s Mother”, 2012, Porcelain, Glaze, Stain, 8.5 x 12 x 4″
SERGEI ISUPOV at Ferrin Contemporary
The Personal is Professional by Sarah Buttenweiser in American Craft magazine
Sergei Isupov in Nature is Right Outside My Door, by Brooke Mason, Financial Times
Summer at Project Art, Cummington, MA
Joon Park, “Moon Jar”, 2012, clay, crate, pallet, resin, 22 x 22″ (ceramic), 58 x 24″ (complete)
Stephen Bowers, “Walk the Plank” 2013, handmade surfboard (shaped by Peter Walker from paulownia timber), painted decoration, fiber-glass, resin, 7’7” x 22″
Current Projects of Ferrin Contemporary at Project Art
Front Design, “Blow Away Vase” 2008, Royal Delft porcelain, 11 x 12 x 9″
SMALL WORKS AND CURRENT PROJECTS …
SERGEI ISUPOV – portrait plates and small sculptures featured in Small Works at Ferrin Contemporary, at Project Art, Cummington, MA, USA.
Selected works from our current projects, “Walk the Plank”, surfboard from New Blue and White by Stephen Bowers and Peter Walker and Moon Jar by Joon Park, one of the summer residents at Project Art.
giselle hicks | sergei isupov | stephen young lee | adam shiverdecker | jason walker | kurt weiser
PROJECT ART VISITING AND RESIDENT ARTISTS
JULY: Robin Best | Joon Park | Molly Weiss
AUGUST: Joon Park | Tanya Rudenjak | Wendy Gingell
READ FROM THE MEDIA:
Link to “The Personal is Professional in American Craft Magazine by Sarah Buttenweiser