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Fri Oct 16 - Sun Jan 3

Michael Peterson: Evolution | Revolution


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San Francisco Museum of Craft+Design
550 Sutter Street
San Francisco, CA 94102 map
cross street: between Mason and Powell
district: Presidio

Fri Oct 16 (10am-5pm, till 7pm on Thu)
Sat Oct 17 (10am-5pm, till 7pm on Thu)
Sun Oct 18 (12noon-5pm)
Tue Oct 20 (10am-5pm, till 7pm on Thu)
Wed Oct 21 (10am-5pm, till 7pm on Thu)

Description
A collection of more than 30 distinctive sculptural works that showcases two decades of artistic progression. The exhibition traces the evolution of Peterson’s work, from his early turned wood bowls to his current abstract works which feature complex, organic forms and textured surfaces created without use of the lathe. Twenty recent sculptures displayed alongside 15 vessel forms demonstrate Peterson’s development from wood turner to sculptor.

Using the burl portion of madrone, maple, elm, locust and other found timber, Peterson employs techniques such as bleaching, carving, sandblasting and pigmenting to transform the material into sculptural forms that evoke natural landscapes. Starting with multiple wet chunks of wood, Peterson carves and hollows the forms with chainsaws. As they dry, the pieces shrink and warp in unpredictable ways that intensify their grain patterns and surface textures.