Politically-Inspired Sculptures Of John Kissick Featured In Hatton Gallery Exhibition
Thursday, March 13, 1997
FORT COLLINS--The sculptures of John Kissick, whose art
symbolically depicts Northern Ireland's violent urban warfare,
will be featured in a monthlong exhibition at Colorado State
University's Hatton Gallery.
"John Kissick: Lead and Light" includes recent work that
focuses on the political strife in Northern Ireland as a means of
exploring human suffering, pain and sadness.
The exhibit opens with a lecture by the artist about his
work at 4:10 p.m. March 24 in Room F-101 Visual Arts Building. A
reception at the gallery will follow Kissick's presentation. The
exhibit runs through April 25.
Kissick is an artist, author, art critic and faculty member
at the School of Visual Arts at Pennsylvania State University. He
is author of "Art: Context and Criticism," and a frequent
contributing writer to "New Art Examiner" and other publications.
Kissick has received numerous awards for his writing and visual
work.
For nearly a decade, Kissick's work has focused on the
visual expression of suffering in relation to political practice
and art. The artist's recent visits to Northern Ireland,
particularly Belfast, have focused his attention on the
expression of sorrow spawned by acts of violent urban turmoil.
Kissick's work metaphorically traces Northern Ireland's
violent legacy onto the surface of large lead panels, which serve
as a somber canvas for the political realities of a turbulent
country.
Through his art, Kissick explores the effects of persistent
community violence, especially on children. Three large panels,
for example, feature painted diagrams of children's games,
symbols of the traumatic effects urban warfare has on the
development of a nation's children.
The Hatton Gallery is located in the Visual Arts Building
and is open from 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays and 1-4 p.m.
Saturdays. All programs are free and open to the public.
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