Fairfield, CT - The public is invited to a reception at the Bruce S. Kershner Gallery in the Fairfield Public Library for “Poetic Journey” on Thursday, August 18 at 5:30 to 7:30 pm. The show features sculptures by Zvi Goldman, and paintings by Kristin Ambrosi and Steve Magee. They will talk about their work at 6:15pm. The show can be seen from August 18 to October 8 during library hours at 1080 Old Post Road in Fairfield. See www.fairfieldpubliclibrary or call 203-246-9065.
Zvi Goldman is a self-taught sculptor who started to make art in 2004. He is a board member of the New England Sculptors Association and a member in several art and sculptors organizations in CT and MA. His work was shown in CT, NY and MA and on many national selective websites. He works from his home studio in Trumbull.
Zvi says, “I am a contemplative and narrative driven abstract conceptual sculptor. It is my goal to balance intrinsic aesthetics and thought-provoking meaning, and express life, humanity, and the natural world. Working primarily with wood and clay, I utilize a holistic approach characterized by organic, flowing, and connected outlines. Every sculpture reveals unique views from each direction with no redundant symmetry lines. The base is integrated as a part of the overall design. The exploration of new ideas and concepts is more important to me than replicating a concept within a series, therefore all my works are original and one-of-a-kind. My creation process is deliberate, incremental and precise, in which the journey of honing down, refining and crystallizing concepts is what I find most exhilarating. ...My goal is to make people think, open themselves to new concepts, become more curious about what surrounds them, and, reflect on our being.”
Steve Magee graduated with honors from Syracuse University, where he studied art direction, photography, illustration, and graphic design. He went on to an award-winning thirty year career in advertising. with clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to friends opening a local restaurant. His career turned to the fine arts with a class at Silvermine Studios in New Canaan where he won numerous student competition awards. Currently, he is a member of St. Philips Artist Guild in Norwalk and lives in Fairfield.