Art across the Atlantic
Date Posted: Thursday, June 28, 2007Author: Nastassja Johnston
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“We have got to get more Bermudians making art.” That’s the view of artist John Legere.
The owner of Volcanic and Lava Design Studio, Mr Legere, began venturing into the art world at a young age and finds inspiration for his work from all aspects of life.
As a teen he found that creating art was a great way to keep out of trouble but in his experience growing up in Bermuda he found that the art programmes on offer left a lot to be desired. Now an established artist, Mr Legere has encouraged talent by offering weekly art classes for young artists. He currently runs a summer camp which teaches kids how to make short films.
His latest venture is The Atlantic School of Art’s first show at Masterworks in the Botanical Gardens. The show is an international exchange which features work by four Bermudian and four New York City artists.
“Bermuda needs to be kept current with the rest of the art world, which has become global,” explains Mr Legere.
This is Mr Legere’s first show at Masterworks and aims to introduce the current generation of American artist to the Bermudian community in the hope they may find the peace and inspiration discovered on the island by American artists like Georgia O' Keeffe. In addition, Bermudian artists have the chance to be exposed to works inspired by New York’s culture.For this show Mr Legere produced collage pieces and digital prints although his favourite medium is video as he enjoys including moving images and sound in his works. He is inspired by the works of Matthew Barnes, a renowned film director and artist.
The show also includes works by Meredith Andrews, James Cooper and Kate Waters. In addition there are works by New York City artists Greg MacAvoy, Liz Sulivan, Noah Post and Bernard Klevickas.Noah Post’s artwork is described as a balancing act between collage-based expressionism and geometric abstraction. For this show he produced three collage pieces entitled One by One, Amongst Feathers and Tar and Greener Pastures.
Liz Sullivan is a 26-year-old native of Chile who now resides in Brooklyn, where she works as a photojournalist. She has six pieces in the exhibition ranging from Final Performance of James Brown at the Apollo Theatre, Harlem, NY to Dead Body on 42nd Street, NYC.
New Yorker Gregory Macavoy offers three breathtaking oil painting, which show the beauty of the human form.
Barnard Klevickas describes his body of work as a process of creating a three-dimensional surface from a two-dimensional plan. His metal art sculptures are influenced by industrial design, manufacturing processes, the topography of the body, machines and landscapes.
Bermuda’s Meredith Andrews’ primary interests are fine art and travel photography while artist James Cooper describes his work as “sculptures that need to be photographed in order to extend their lives”.
Kate Waters is a 23-year-old Bermudian artist who is inspired by meditation. She uses eye movement technique to develop a space to go into when seeking inspiration for her work and describes her art as “fanciful”. She began creating art from a young age and incorporates her holistic creativity it into her dress and lifestyle. She has been with Masterworks since December and feels it provides young Bermudians with a great opportunity as it has programmes for all financial brackets and age groups.
The exhibition runs until July 4 and all pieces are for sale.