Fine Line gallery showcases over 30 artists in annual sculpture exhibition
“Sculpture at the Kavanagh Gallery,” the current show at Fine Line Creative Arts Center in St. Charles, features an impressive array of sculptures. This annual exhibition brings together talented artists from across the region.
One such artist is Patrick Miceli, based in Chicago. Miceli’s work focuses on objects that occupy our attention above their practical use. His two pieces take the athletic shoe to highlight how our culture glorifies these items. His pieces titled “The Bling” and “Running on Empty” are memorials to two people who have died because of their footwear.
Amy Bernard, another artist in the show, is an interdisciplinary artist living and working in the western suburbs of Chicago. Her art is rooted in ceramics and sculpture, drawing from the history of materials, as well as past art and artifacts.
Bernard’s other piece, “The Long Awakening,” is a ceramic teapot that explores transformation, memory, and renewal. A cicada emerges across its surface as a symbol of awakening and cyclical change. Suspended above, resin-cast cicadas form a luminous sphere, preserving a moment of metamorphosis and reflecting on life, death, rebirth, and resilience.
Oswego artist Bill Turner uses found and recycled materials along with new components in his sculptures. He frequently uses parts of musical instruments, especially guitar parts, which is reflected in his piece “Thorax,” which uses bass guitar tuners along with cable and oak to create a mid-century-inspired look at the human rib cage and spinal cord.
This sculpture show features over 30 artists, many from Illinois. There are a mix of pieces in this show.
Oswego artist Bill Turner uses found and recycled materials along with new components in his sculptures. He frequently uses parts of musical instruments, especially guitar parts, which is reflected in his piece “Thorax,” which uses bass guitar tuners along with cable and oak to create a mid-century-inspired look at the human rib cage and spinal cord.
The Kavanagh Gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The “Sculpture at the Kavanagh” exhibit is open now through Aug. 19 at Fine Line Creative Arts Center, 37W570 Bolcum Road in St. Charles. There is never an admission fee to view the art at Fine Line’s Kavanagh Gallery.
For information, call (630) 584-9443 or visit fineline.org.