Sculpture

Local art and civic groups support the concept of a sculpture of a brass band musician to be placed at Weisiger Park at the Boyle County Courthouse, but the proposal also has prompted a call for changes to the process for reviewing public art projects. The bronze sculpture of a man playing a horn, a reference to the Great American Brass Band Festival, was first proposed in public earlier this month when Heart of Danville Director Julie Wagner and the artist, Russ Barrargan, presented the idea to the City Commission.

Gary Bugg has been the director of public safety for Centre College for 20 years now but never recalls having an artwork stolen from the Norton Center for the Arts. He's found out that there's a first time for everything. "Silence," a sculpture by Susan Kliewer of Arizona, is a solid bronze piece depicting a Native American sitting atop a horse. Bugg says it must weigh up to 50 pounds, but someone has escaped with it. The piece, on loan to the college from an out-of-state trustee, was discovered missing Nov. 6 from the board room.

Jeremy Lampe's sculpture combines glass and ceramics in a way that, he hopes, reveals their softer, more malleable beginnings, and blurs the lines between organic and industrial forms. In his exhibit of 30-plus new pieces, Lampe's goal is to dissect each of the materials and manipulate them in a way that reveals the process of their making, as well as their plasticity and fluidity. He wants it to be evident that at one time these forms were soft and malleable before the process rendered them hard and vitreous.

Stephen Rolfe Powell wants time to fly, or rather zip, for those who enter the new Boyle County Public Library. The world-renowned artist and Centre College professor and his crew are busy hanging 365 bulbs of colorful, hand-blown glass in the library's rotunda. The work is called "Time Zippy," a name that references both the number of individual pieces in the conical suspended installation and the excitement he hopes it will engender among children for years to come. "I really had children in mind with this and wanted the name to be something playful and uplifting," Powell said.

The ability to give an otherwise rigid material its own perceived flow and movement will be among the topics visual artist Russ Barragan will share as this month's featured Lunch with the Arts presenter at the Boyle County Public Library. Barragan also will discuss the creative process from a sculptor's perspective. A simple glance at Barragan's work (www.russbarragan.com) reveals details created in the midst of rich materials such as stone, clay and bronze. Not the easiest type of art to create, for certain, but Barragan seems called to it.   “After finding my niche in sculpture, I began several times to work on developing more skill in drawing or painting, but it never has held my interest like sculpture has,” Barragan says.  Even when he's viewing art, he says, he's been pulled towards sculptures more than paintings and drawings.

He held the line for decades, guarding the Clark County Courthouse and honoring generations of men killed in combat. His hand grasping a grenade was forever raised to the heavens as he charged through barbed wire and thicket, the horror of battle forged in his eyes. And when he fell, it wasn't from enemy fire or the ruin of war. The Clark County doughboy fell victim to wind. Now, a year may pass before one of the community's most recognizable monuments is returned to his post on the courthouse lawn.

Joyce Marshall first read about the "Art Doll Adventure" in a newsletter published by the Kentucky Guild of Artist and Craftsmen & Craftsmen, of which she is a member. The jewelry and fiber artist from Lancaster was intrigued by a blurb about the project, which was geared toward three-dimensional artists. "I thought it sounded like fun," said Marshall. "I read the call to artists and the more I thought about it, the more I wanted to be involved. " She called project coordinator Candace Hutchison about it, gathered up the required materials and photos needed for submission, then waited.

Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday. Call (859) 236-2551 with complete information, including hours and admission price; or e-mail jenb@amnews.com. VISUAL ART Works by Gathering Artists Geri Trinler, Shirley Cochran Walls, Jack Kaiser, Tom Lamp, John Robinson and Ginny Birney, through June, Commonwealth Cancer Center, Danville bypass. Open during regular business hours. Free. Information: (859) 236-6561. Meeting set for 10 a.m. Saturday; social begins at 9:30 a.m. Acrylic paintings by Betty Crouch, Commonwealth Cancer Center, Danville bypass.

Visual art Works by Geri Trinler, Shirley Cochran-Walls, Virginia Robertson, Marlene Martin and Linda Neal, Gaynella McGuire, Linda Phelps Wilson, Joyce Duckworth, Jackie Zimmerman, Jim Underwood, Wayne Daugherty and Chuck Girard , through June, Commonwealth Cancer Center, Danville bypass. Open during regular business hours. Free. Information: (859) 236-6561. Works by Danville Art Guild members Paul Overstreet, Marlene Hanna, Wayne Daugherty and David Cornwell , through April, The Hub. Open during regular business hours.

The old beech tree at Centre College was known to all. It is estimated it had grown outside the college's Young Hall for somewhere between 140 to 200 years.  Young Hall received a facelift two years ago and, sadly, the tree died as a result of the construction activities around it. Centre biology professor Anne Lubbers requested a six-foot-tall section of the trunk be set aside. She formed a committee to find a sculptor to create a work of art to commemorate the well-loved landmark.

The ability to give an otherwise rigid material its own perceived flow and movement will be among the topics visual artist Russ Barragan will share as this month's featured Lunch with the Arts presenter at the Boyle County Public Library. Barragan also will discuss the creative process from a sculptor's perspective. A simple glance at Barragan's work (www.russbarragan.com) reveals details created in the midst of rich materials such as stone, clay and bronze. Not the easiest type of art to create, for certain, but Barragan seems called to it.   “After finding my niche in sculpture, I began several times to work on developing more skill in drawing or painting, but it never has held my interest like sculpture has,” Barragan says.  Even when he's viewing art, he says, he's been pulled towards sculptures more than paintings and drawings.

Local art and civic groups support the concept of a sculpture of a brass band musician to be placed at Weisiger Park at the Boyle County Courthouse, but the proposal also has prompted a call for changes to the process for reviewing public art projects. The bronze sculpture of a man playing a horn, a reference to the Great American Brass Band Festival, was first proposed in public earlier this month when Heart of Danville Director Julie Wagner and the artist, Russ Barrargan, presented the idea to the City Commission.

Stephen Rolfe Powell wants time to fly, or rather zip, for those who enter the new Boyle County Public Library. The world-renowned artist and Centre College professor and his crew are busy hanging 365 bulbs of colorful, hand-blown glass in the library's rotunda. The work is called "Time Zippy," a name that references both the number of individual pieces in the conical suspended installation and the excitement he hopes it will engender among children for years to come. "I really had children in mind with this and wanted the name to be something playful and uplifting," Powell said.

Four regional artists will be highlighted at the Community Arts Center throughout July -with works of art ranging from sculptures and pen and ink drawings, to watercolor and origami. "Susan Wilhoit: The Magnificent Fifty" traveling exhibit Grand Hall When Susan Wilhoit, a Tennessee native, began painting watercolors in 1981, she never predicted how far those paintings would travel. Her first series of watercolors were a direct reflection of her deeply-rooted history in Tennessee culture.

He held the line for decades, guarding the Clark County Courthouse and honoring generations of men killed in combat. His hand grasping a grenade was forever raised to the heavens as he charged through barbed wire and thicket, the horror of battle forged in his eyes. And when he fell, it wasn't from enemy fire or the ruin of war. The Clark County doughboy fell victim to wind. Now, a year may pass before one of the community's most recognizable monuments is returned to his post on the courthouse lawn.

Events for this column must be submitted to the Advocate by noon Tuesday. Call (859) 236-2551 with complete information, including hours and admission price; or e-mail jenb@amnews.com. VISUAL ART Works by Gathering Artists Geri Trinler, Shirley Cochran Walls, Jack Kaiser, Tom Lamp, John Robinson and Ginny Birney, through June, Commonwealth Cancer Center, Danville bypass. Open during regular business hours. Free. Information: (859) 236-6561. Meeting set for 10 a.m. Saturday; social begins at 9:30 a.m. Acrylic paintings by Betty Crouch, Commonwealth Cancer Center, Danville bypass.

Jeremy Lampe's sculpture combines glass and ceramics in a way that, he hopes, reveals their softer, more malleable beginnings, and blurs the lines between organic and industrial forms. In his exhibit of 30-plus new pieces, Lampe's goal is to dissect each of the materials and manipulate them in a way that reveals the process of their making, as well as their plasticity and fluidity. He wants it to be evident that at one time these forms were soft and malleable before the process rendered them hard and vitreous.

(Sun photo by James Mann) Recent rainfall and several days of cold temperatures created an ice scene along Boonesboro Road next to the roadway. Cold temperatures through the weekend should keep the ice sculpture hanging around for awhile.