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| ASCA Gallery at the RSA Tower in Montgomery |
The
Alabama State Council on the Arts announced last week its closing reception “showcasing
the work of our six 2018 Fellowship Artists. Sunday, July 29th 2:00-4:00 p.m.
Gallery Talk: 3:00-4:00.”
The six
artists honored were Scott Fisk, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, Miriam O’Mura, Charity
Ponter, Jared Ragland, and Kami Watson.
For those
who missed the reception in Montgomery at the RSA Tower, I am showcasing the
works of my daughter, Elaine Farley Kinnaird, here today.
As a fiber
artist, Ms. Kinnaird works with various media to produce her art. Examples of
her work can be seen at her website.
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| "Pond" |
As a
recipient of a grant from the Alabama Council on the Arts, her work in
Montgomery used fabric as the medium and resembled quilting. Each piece was
made of pieces of fabric cut into different shapes and sewn together.
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| "Broken Sea I" |
She stated in her talk that the shapes that came about in her installation were based upon drawings from shadows from her previous installation at Ground Floor Contemporary art gallery in Birmingham. The shadows were cast on the wall by the evening sun. She traced the shadows and saved the patterns which then evolved into her current exhibit.
In describing her work with shadows, the artist spoke of the importance of our being aware of what Carl Jung called our own shadow side.
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| "Broken Sky" |
Ms.
Kinnaird had seven pieces on display for the Alabama Council on the Arts. Four
of the pieces hung like banners, while the fifth piece was a free standing
sculpture. The sculptured piece was also made of fabric.
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| "Broken Sea II" |
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| Broken Earth I and Broken Earth II |
She explained how she
took the patterns from her “Broken Earth I and II” pieces and created a 3D
fabric sculpture. She had to be innovative in designing a 3D fabric sculpture
that would stand on its own. Her efforts paid off in that her fabric sculpture
became the center piece for the entire show.
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| Broken Earth III |
Elaine
Kinnaird holds an MFA degree from Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills,
Michigan (near Detroit). She is also a graduate of Birmingham Southern College
and the Alabama School of Fine Arts.
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| The artist with her installation center piece (Photo by Claire Keel) |
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* All photos by Charles Kinnaird unless otherwise designated
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