Peter Beasecker
Twenty-Two Ways of Clay A National Ceramics Invitational Curated by Gary C. Hatcher October 26th, 2001-January 8th, 2002 The Meadows Gallery Cowan Fine & Performing Arts Center The University of Texas at Tyler Curator's Statement Art Program SVPA HomePeter Beasecker - Artist Statement
This piece is one of series of "carriers" that have
recently occupied my interest in the studio. It represents a combination of
things seen and felt in my travels of late. Encountering Richard Serra's Torqued
Ellipses has reinvigorated my investigation of interior and exterior space;
particularly that enclosed, cavernous space between two imposing walls. Also
a simple drum "carrier" I saw at a flee market in Western Massachusetts,
resembling an open wooden hat box with a thin metal handle spanning the volume,
struck me as a beautifully sparse and sturdy object. In their own way, both
the sculpture and carrier express a sense of clarity and elegance. The piece
in this exhibition reflects my wish to have such qualities in a functional
object.