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Reflecting Ecologies: Panel Discussion Notes 2023
From the exhibit “Reflecting Ecologies” at Gallery 51, 2023. We had a panel discussion featuring all six artists in the show, moderated by journalist-author Kate Abbott. Notes from G. Scheckler… Two main points about art and ecology: Read more
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Art and the Idea of Nature as Changing Processes in Time
Time and how we conceive of it has a long history, and is both universal as well as deeply cultural. This essay outlines some of the main points from an artist’s view. Read more
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Timepieces Art Materials and Media
How might the artist’s materials relate to the artwork’s meanings and methods? For artwork about nature, and from an ecological perspective, the artist’s choice of materials can be borne of sustainable or ‘circular economy’ methods and approaches. In the Timepieces series, the specific art media relate to visual effects, art histories, and various types of Read more
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Hey if there’s no such thing as nothing or silence, then is it also true that there’s no such thing as something or noise, such that rather than fixed things or their absences we mostly experience varying forces and processes rising and falling away at all times?
“That is a very good question. I should not want to spoil it with an answer.” John Cage, Lecture on Nothing, 1959 Read more
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Reflecting Ecologies: Artists in Nature – October 2023 Art Show
I’m excited to have my Timepieces works included in a show at Gallery 51, in North Adams, Massachusetts. A good review of the show can be found here: Reflecting Ecologies… relationships with nature. Here’s the curatorial description from the exhibit: Reflecting Ecologies: Artists in Nature explores the intersections of contemporary artists, nature, and ecological thinking. Ecology Read more
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Timepieces: Artist’s Statement
A description of the Timepieces series of drawings, including discussion of materials, methods, cultural contexts, and approaches to change / transience in the artworks. Read more