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Angela Klaerner Clark And Jimmy Clark: ATTRACTED OPPOSITES A
By Haywood Brewster Staff Reporter
rt on the Avenue Gallery is present- ing an exhibition
by ceramic artists Angela Klaerner Clark and Jimmy Clark, running Novem- ber 9th through December 8th. The gallery is located at 3808 Lancaster Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19104. The Opening reception will be held Friday, November 9, from 5:30 to 8:30 PM. Thereafter, the exhibition will be open on Saturdays & Sundays from 12 to 5 PM or by appointment, (call 267- 934-0593). For further infor- mation please visit www.
artonave.org.
Angela and Jimmy Clark have known each other for over thirty years; have ex- hibited together for twelve, and married for eight, yet
Angela Klaerner Clark
their approach to ceramics couldn’t be more dissimilar. Angela works with porce- lain, the purest of clays, lily white, with few impurities to remind us of its earthly origins. She is fascinated with its translucence, which can only be obtained by firing the material to extremely high temperatures. Her thrown forms are inspired by famous traditional European porce- lain manufacturers, including Meissen and KPM. She often combines these forms with a honey-combed industrial
porcelaneous material, which she carves into geometric patterns.
Jimmy’s work is almost exclusively pinched, which is to say he forms each piece out of a single lump of clay, one of the earliest methods used to make pottery. He coats most of them with terra sigilatte, a shiny slip dating back to the ancient Greeks and fires them in a sawdust or pit-fire, which blackens them in unpredictable ways. His inspiration is ancient pot- tery of all kinds.
Jimmy Clark Despite this difference
of approaches, the couple has enjoyed collaborating on numerous installations, and exhibited together many times. The contrast- ing styles provide a yin to the other’s yang.
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Astral Artists 20th An- niversary Season continues with young violinist Benja- min Beilman, accompanied by pianist Amy Yang, in works by Poulenc, Brahms, Messiaen and Schubert. Nov. 11 at 3 p.m., Trinity Center for Urban Life, 2212 Spruce. 215-735-6999. v Camerata Philadelphia, whose emphasis is on Mu- sic Without Boundaries, presents a stirring concert on Nov. 12 at 7:30 p.m. in- cluding Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time, David Baker’s Duo for Clarinet and Cello, and Beethoven’s Clarinet Trio in B flat Major. Stephen Framil is Music Director and Conductor. Church of the Holy Trinity, 19th and Walnut on Rit- tenhouse Square. 215-360- 2173. v
Angela Klaerner Clark holds a Master’s degree from the School of Applied Arts in Heiligendamm Germany. She has been prac- ticing as a free-lance artist since 1978. She is a founding
member of “Mythos”, later renamed “Ortswechsel” (change of place), an inter- national artists group, who created sight specific instal- lations throughout central Europe. She has exhibited widely in Germany and around the world including: Israel, USA, Switzerland, Belgium, and Hungary. Jimmy Clark was Ex- ecutive Director of the Clay Studio in Philadelphia for over 16 years. He is a widely
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