Minimalist, abstract three dimensional wall sculpture in dark oxidized metal
“DNA” made by Joe Wheaton in 2019
19 x 12 x 3.5 inches, oxidized steel
Hangs of a French cleat, sculpture is lightweight (weighs about 5 lbs.)
Signed, verso
Joe Wheaton’s unique sculptural designs welded from dark, oxidized brass or brilliant silver steel showcase a contradictory set of relationships; “beautiful yet menacing, “threatening yet delicate” as described by the artist. Wheaton builds his metal compositions using a language of strokes and patterns. Geometric spears, disks and quadrangles alternate with wispy, sharp edged lines that trail off quietly to an undefined point. This visual sweep can be likened to the art of calligraphy, echoing the artist’s interest in early Asian arts and ceramics, as well as printmaking.
Artist Statement: Familiar yet strange, beautiful yet menacing, threatening yet delicate. Reaching and solid, my work traverses many contradictions. As in life, beautiful lines have sharp edges, precarious forms balance with great certainty yet are vulnerable to nature's menacing ways. I am interested in using recognizable materials and relationships in configurations that will serve to re-evaluate how one perceives what might at first seem obvious. Dark forms stand in front of their ever-changing shadows. Lines motion and engage, but are like life, elusive and mysterious.
Artist CV:
Born in the Netherlands in 1959
Education: 1978-1981 Studied fine art at Alfred University
Solo Exhibitions
2019
4 For Art, Lenox, MA
Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
2018
Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
2017
Lauren Clark Fine Art, Great Barrington, MA
2016
Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY
Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
2015
DMG Gallery Saint Petersburg, FL
2013
Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT
2011
Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT
2010
Berkshire Museum, Pittsfield, MA
2008
Springstep, Medford, MA
2008 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2007 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY
2006 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2006 Carrie Haddad, Hudson NY
2005 The Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2005 The Cherrystone gallery, Wellfleet, MA
2004 The Image Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
2004 The Haddad Lascano Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2003 The Image Gallery, Stockbridge, MA
2003 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY
2002 Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
2000Segreto Contemporary Art, Santa Fe, NM
1996 Canyon Ranch, Lenox, MA
1994 SPAZI Contemporary Art, Housatonic, MA
Visual Projections
2019
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside CA
Blue Q
Berkshire International Festival, Great Barrington, MA
Hancock Shaker village, Hancock, NY
CATA, Great Barrington, MA
2018
Oceanside Museum of Art, Oceanside, CA
2017
Jacobs Pillow
Norman Rockwell Museum, Stockbridge, MA
2016
Music Video, Heaven in Stereo, Inle Lake, Myanmar
Music video for Orange Sessions End Violence against women, Mongolia
Music video for Orange Sessions, LGBR rights. Mongolia
2015
Made In The Berkshires intro film, Pittsfield, MA
Stoneover Farm, Slideluck, Lenox MA
The Norman Rockwell Museum Gala, Stockbridge, MA
Music video, Star Booty Salon, St. Petersburg, FLA
Building Projection , Rococco, St. Petersburg, FLA
2014
Food/Markets , An installation In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton
July- The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery,
Oxford, England
Made In The Berkshires An installation , Pittsfield, MA
2013
June- Harvard University, Cambridge, MA Material culture
Material culture , A sensory rave. In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton
July- The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery,
Oxford, England
2012
A digital visual mashup, The Colonial theatre, Pittsfield, MA
Isis Chernobyl, written and directed by Pooja Roo, Housatonic, MA
Rolled and stuffed, A brief food history rave
In collaboration with Barbara K Wheaton
The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery, Oxford, England
2011
In collaboration With Barbara K Wheaton
A Brief Food History Rave, The Oxford Symposium on Food and Cookery,
Oxford, England
A audio visual celebration of 50 year of The Peace Corps,
GWU, Washington, DC
A brief Berkshire Rave, The Colonial Theater, Pittsfield, MA
In collaboration with Anne Fredericks
Group Exhibitions
2016 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY
2016 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma
2016 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA
2015 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma
2015 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY
2015 Stoneover Farm, Lenox, MA
2014 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma
2015 Carrie Haddad, Hudson, NY
2014 Portals, The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA
2014 BAA Redux, Lichtenstein Center, Pittsfield, MA
2013 Lauren Clark Fine Art Great Barrington, Ma
2013 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT
2012 Behnke Doherty gallery, Washington Depot, CT
2012 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York
2012 Soprafina, Boston,MA
2012 The Shade Gallery, The Bookstore Lenox, Ma
2012 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA
2011 The Ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA
2011 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York
2011 Soprafina, Boston,MA
2011 The Provincetown Fine Arts Work Center, Provincetown, MA
2011 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA
2010 The ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA
2010 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA
2010 Lichtenstein Center for the arts, Pittsfield, MA
2010 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, New York
2010 Soprafina, Boston,MA
2009 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA
2009 Soprafina, Boston,MA
2009 Cheryl Hazan Gallery, New York, NY
2009 The ferrin Gakkery, Pittsfield, MA
2009 The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture garden, Concord, NH
2008 The Storefront Artist project, Pittsfield, MA
2008 Art in The Park, Key West, FLA
2008 Cairn Croft Sculpture Garden, Dover, MA
curated by Meredyth Moses
2008 The Millbrook Gallery and Sculpture garden, Concord, NH
2008 The Meetinghouse Gallery, New Marlborough, MA
2007 SKH Gallery, Great Barrington, MA
2007
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