tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-56427871445655958282024-03-13T13:04:57.970-07:00The SCULPTURESChris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642787144565595828.post-86243496365542633562009-12-18T00:36:00.000-08:002009-12-18T08:32:35.459-08:00Salon Style, Dec. 17-Jan. 14, BYU Gallery 303<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytDxz4KkYI/AAAAAAAAAp4/dwmMsU-N35o/s1600-h/DSC00450.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytDxz4KkYI/AAAAAAAAAp4/dwmMsU-N35o/s400/DSC00450.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416497499861586306" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Salon Style</span> is an art exhibition featuring the combined efforts of Brigham Young University's Oil Painting, Aqueous Media and Sculpture classes. On display at BYU's Gallery 303 in the Harris Fine Arts Center Dec. 17-Jan. 14 with a reception Jan. 7 6-9pm.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytDyV3Cm8I/AAAAAAAAAqA/LotMRt69Sjw/s1600-h/DSC00451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytDyV3Cm8I/AAAAAAAAAqA/LotMRt69Sjw/s400/DSC00451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416497508983675842" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytDxeAdTOI/AAAAAAAAApw/Pyq2gbL54ZY/s1600-h/DSC00449.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytDxeAdTOI/AAAAAAAAApw/Pyq2gbL54ZY/s400/DSC00449.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416497493990788322" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytEvA-IKhI/AAAAAAAAAqI/MeesjFtXS1M/s1600-h/DSC00455.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytEvA-IKhI/AAAAAAAAAqI/MeesjFtXS1M/s400/DSC00455.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416498551348275730" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytC0uI55TI/AAAAAAAAApo/XITiIV_K4H4/s1600-h/DSC00438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytC0uI55TI/AAAAAAAAApo/XITiIV_K4H4/s400/DSC00438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416496450349163826" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytCzjZxHBI/AAAAAAAAApY/lvFPU-P0ZBM/s1600-h/DSC00443.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytCzjZxHBI/AAAAAAAAApY/lvFPU-P0ZBM/s400/DSC00443.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416496430287232018" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytBWBOASdI/AAAAAAAAApQ/urajtLWVfT4/s1600-h/DSC00442.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytBWBOASdI/AAAAAAAAApQ/urajtLWVfT4/s400/DSC00442.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416494823383255506" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytBVolib6I/AAAAAAAAApI/z7beD7AGRWg/s1600-h/DSC00441.1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytBVolib6I/AAAAAAAAApI/z7beD7AGRWg/s400/DSC00441.1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416494816771076002" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytBU5_MxeI/AAAAAAAAApA/ljkWz--Gv6M/s1600-h/DSC00439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytBU5_MxeI/AAAAAAAAApA/ljkWz--Gv6M/s400/DSC00439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416494804262241762" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytAMKtho_I/AAAAAAAAAo4/JTB7yU5DjRo/s1600-h/DSC00438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytAMKtho_I/AAAAAAAAAo4/JTB7yU5DjRo/s400/DSC00438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416493554621064178" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytHHBIoQtI/AAAAAAAAArI/t5KI2B_9tJI/s1600-h/DSC00477.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytHHBIoQtI/AAAAAAAAArI/t5KI2B_9tJI/s400/DSC00477.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416501162732438226" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytC0LUOxeI/AAAAAAAAApg/sLhR62_IikA/s1600-h/DSC00445.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SytC0LUOxeI/AAAAAAAAApg/sLhR62_IikA/s400/DSC00445.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5416496441001428450" border="0" /></a>Chris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642787144565595828.post-60700403871687151652009-10-07T01:40:00.000-07:002009-11-01T22:57:22.912-08:00Salon Style<span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Salon Style</span> is a sculpture commissioned by BYU painting professor Peter Everett for his painting class to paint. In December 2009 the sculpture along with the paintings will be exhibited in Gallery 303 in BYU's Harris Fine Art Center.<br /><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/4063769672_9c414ac2d2_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 1024px; height: 422px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3253/4063769672_9c414ac2d2_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">This piece was inspired by my reconciliation of painting verses sculpture. It was the natural evolution from <span style="font-style: italic;">Vacant</span>.<br />Although it is smaller than I envisioned due to restraints of door sizes leading into the painting class, I may be adding to it before the exhibition.</span>Chris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642787144565595828.post-22156517715436631192009-03-08T14:53:00.000-07:002010-02-08T23:36:32.741-08:00The Speakers (RPM)<span style="font-size:85%;">This sound installation is currently on display in the </span><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">(Re)Context </span>exhibition </span><span style="font-size:85%;">at Brigham Young University's Harris Fine Arts Center, BF Larsen 5th floor gallery.<br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SbRAjcN3BKI/AAAAAAAAAcc/2o7HEihbvLY/s1600-h/DSC00070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SbRAjcN3BKI/AAAAAAAAAcc/2o7HEihbvLY/s400/DSC00070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310940838190580898" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SbRAjLgO37I/AAAAAAAAAcU/T2Y6u0WQyGI/s1600-h/DSC00088.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SbRAjLgO37I/AAAAAAAAAcU/T2Y6u0WQyGI/s400/DSC00088.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310940833704239026" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object type="application/x-shockwave-flash" data="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" height="427" width="640"> <param name="flashvars" value="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=e09a1590a0&photo_id=4332372357"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.flickr.com/apps/video/stewart.swf?v=71377" bgcolor="#000000" allowfullscreen="true" flashvars="intl_lang=en-us&photo_secret=e09a1590a0&photo_id=4332372357" height="427" width="640"></embed></object></div>Chris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642787144565595828.post-61763637436465365752009-02-28T01:59:00.000-08:002009-11-01T22:55:02.749-08:00Contact Sheet<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4065752390_99e0722c58_b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 1024px; height: 791px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2739/4065752390_99e0722c58_b.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Contact sheet showing some of my sculptural works.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4065042329_d638439b37_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 189px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2775/4065042329_d638439b37_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>One of four similar ceramic sculptures<br /></div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/4065036703_d5c023f542_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 216px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2578/4065036703_d5c023f542_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4065031737_b37e656286_m.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 213px; height: 240px;" src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2753/4065031737_b37e656286_m.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Two views of stone sculpture<br /></div>Chris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642787144565595828.post-80447831059733188852009-02-22T21:51:00.000-08:002009-02-22T22:08:50.159-08:00Metronomic Echo - Collaboration<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;">Metronomic Echo is a collaboration piece I did with Lia Kim Farnsworth for our "New Genre" class.</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI8hD7UOEI/AAAAAAAAAY8/2sgR-Em6KSg/s1600-h/DSC00366.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI8hD7UOEI/AAAAAAAAAY8/2sgR-Em6KSg/s400/DSC00366.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305869849683310658" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI9E7c--XI/AAAAAAAAAZE/0lxzNmwPKgQ/s1600-h/DSC00376.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI9E7c--XI/AAAAAAAAAZE/0lxzNmwPKgQ/s400/DSC00376.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305870465883896178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI8gsPaFDI/AAAAAAAAAY0/AzWBi8PtHoA/s1600-h/DSC00371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI8gsPaFDI/AAAAAAAAAY0/AzWBi8PtHoA/s400/DSC00371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305869843325129778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI8gu_JMwI/AAAAAAAAAYs/kIk0vWFI0ZU/s1600-h/DSC00374.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SaI8gu_JMwI/AAAAAAAAAYs/kIk0vWFI0ZU/s400/DSC00374.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305869844062221058" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Chris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5642787144565595828.post-46943864710082579892008-07-20T11:15:00.000-07:002008-07-20T21:19:38.136-07:00CERAMICS 001<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Von Allen my ceramics teacher challenged each of us to take a symbol and create 25 models in modeling clay from it, then we chose one to enlarge up to 25-30" in long beach clay. I chose a five pointed star as my symbol. Creating 25 models was a stretch of our imaginations, so it was a very valuable exercise. I relearned how brainstorming and drafting can help when beginning a project. I felt good about the model I chose to enlarge.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgWpn18rI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ir8orMTb4nk/s1600-h/DSC00078.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgWpn18rI/AAAAAAAAAQA/ir8orMTb4nk/s400/DSC00078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225196303670440626" border="0" /></a>2" Model (Face)<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgW_q8m2I/AAAAAAAAAQI/05IbeG-T4dw/s1600-h/DSC00079.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgW_q8m2I/AAAAAAAAAQI/05IbeG-T4dw/s400/DSC00079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225196309589039970" border="0" /></a>2" Model (Side)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">After a few quick calculations I was ready to build. The main point of the lesson was to learn how versatile pinching is and how large you can build in clay. I had a rough beginning, middle, and end but I learned a lot and was happy with the results.<br /></div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgXJagOPI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/41CVbCnlyDg/s1600-h/DSC00057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgXJagOPI/AAAAAAAAAQQ/41CVbCnlyDg/s400/DSC00057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225196312204425458" border="0" /></a>25" Enlargement (Face)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgXuz1E9I/AAAAAAAAAQY/NozrP2MUxZI/s1600-h/DSC00055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kTGTB8GfSkY/SIOgXuz1E9I/AAAAAAAAAQY/NozrP2MUxZI/s400/DSC00055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225196322242761682" border="0" /></a>25" Enlargement (Side)<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I have been slowly letting it dry and secretly enjoying having it around because I am pretty sure it will explode in the kiln just like my classmate's sculptures did.<br /><br /></div></div>Chris Purdiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05181387868210767834noreply@blogger.com0