Porcelaneous Perspectives at The Walnut Gallery

Join us for the opening reception of "Porcelaneous Perspectives", a two-person show by Parker Hunt and John Oles. The exhibition will showcase the ceramic vessel as a means of creative expression.
The show is open and free to the public. Refreshments will be served. 

Parker Hunt is currently the Artist in Residence at the Walnut Gallery and teaches community art classes at Gadsden State Community College. John Oles is the Assistant Professor of Ceramics at Jacksonville State University. Both recently participated in an Anagama wood-firing at Shorter University in Rome, GA. Works from the firing will be on view for the exhibition. 

Parker Hunt - From the Artist's Statement

"In carefully crafting a vessel and then subjugating it to the sheer chaos of wood ash and flame, I hope the vessel survives and benefits from the trial. This method, coupled with the trial and error of finding a clay body that is responsive to the atmospheric firings of wood kilns/soda kilns, is my way of being faithful to the process of exploration documented throughout history in the vessel."

John Oles - From the Artist's Statement 

"In my vessels and functional forms, I honor the tradition and familiarity of the domestic object, with its ability to enrich our lives through daily use, as a vehicle for communicating content. 

I approach the making of each pot as an individual sculptural object, often with reference to landscape or the human figure. I want the walls of these vessels to be like that of a membrane, inflated, stretching thin, just barely able to contain the space within it. And on that skin is a mark. A finger swipe, a pinch, push- out, a gesture instantly records history, intent, and expression onto the surface, while simultaneously building a tension with the interior volume."