Hoss Haley
dal 4/10/2007 al 1/11/2007
Segnalato da
4/10/2007
Hoss Haley
Joie Lassiter Gallery, Charlotte
Erratic. Haley's choice of materials, his skills and his sensibility all have their origins in his rural Kansas upbringing. His interest in steel was evident by the age of 12. Many of his works relate to the human figure, others refer to machinery and agriculture.
Erratic
Joie Lassiter Gallery presents “Hoss Haley: Erratic”. The show will open Friday, October 5th, 6-9pm and run through November 2nd, 2007. Please join us for the opening reception at our South End location, 1440 South Tryon Street, suite 104, Charlotte, NC 28203.
Haley’s choice of materials, his skills and his sensibility all have their origins in his rural Kansas upbringing. His interest in steel was evident by the age of 12. Hoss Haley devoted himself to metalwork before he explored the artistic side of his medium. This life-long relationship with metal surrounds him, affecting the way he thinks, sees and hears. The title of his current show, “Erratic” refers to the geological definition of the word. An erratic is a rock displaced by ice and deposited some distance from its origin once the ice melts.
The volumes of steel from this series curve slightly on every surface and as a result they meet the ground on only one point. The minute meeting between ground and sculpture gives an uprooted and almost weightless feeling that reflects the errant quality of their inspiration. An extensive background in welding, machining, and architectural blacksmithing serve as a foundation for a pragmatic approach to his current studio work.
Haley lives in Asheville, NC. He works primarily with steel and concrete, materials common to the vocabulary of farm life. In keeping with his basic idea of ‘non-precious’ material, the artist also introduced concrete into his approach. Many of his works relate to the human figure, others refer to machinery and agriculture. The surfaces of his pieces whether bare or painted are distressed through corrosion, abrasion and heat to suggest natural degradation. Many of his pieces depict the passage of time. “Humans struggle for permanence and throughout history we have tried to build structures that would last forever,” he says. “But the moment a structure is built it starts to deteriorate, nature will reclaim it. There is beauty in this process and I hope this will come through in my work.”
Hoss Haley has exhibited his work in venues such as the California Crafts Museum, the Penland Gallery, the North Carolina Museum of Art, Blue Spiral I Gallery and the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art. The Joie Lassiter Gallery is pleased to announce his second solo show with the gallery.
Opening Friday, October 5th, 6-9pm
Joie Lassiter Gallery
1440 South Tryon Street - Charlotte
Free admission