marni muir gallery
112 S. Washington St. Seattle, WA 98104
Larry Halvorsen, October, 2008
October 2 - November 1, 2008
Larry Halvorsen:
Form, Surface and Pattern
Artist's Preview reception: Wednesday,October 1, 6-8pm
First Thursday Opening: October 2, 6-8pm
Gallery Hours, Wednesday - Saturday, 12-5pm
Larry Halvorsen’s sculptural objects and vessels strongly suggest natural form, while line and pattern carved into the surface, clearly influenced by indigenous peoples, expose the raw natural clay beneath.
Family car trips to the Southwest inspired Halvorsen’s life long interest in indigenous arts. A Peace Corps tour in Central America working in a ceramic cooperative in a historic pottery village and trips to Mayan sites in Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador contributed to his fascination about stone tools, ritual objects, architecture and forms found in nature.
Image: Larry Halvorsen, Sea Grass Vessel, 2008. Clay, 6 x 16 x 30 inches.