A Growing Art Collection by Sarah Butler
Brad and I have what I think is the start of a really great art collection hanging on the walls of our home. Being the directors of an arts organization that hosts several exhibitions per year gives us the chance to see all types of work from new and familiar artists all the time. Sometimes […]
Peter Pincus: Cracks in the Foundation
Last week I was visited by critic and blog writer Jason. Sleep, In Spite of the Storm piqued Jason’s interest, so he traveled seven hours to see the show and get down to business. Jason was able to find the all the technical flaws in my work, as if directly accessing my thoughts. Some were […]
Peter Pincus: Centerpiece
If Sleep, In Spite of the Storm is an exhibition about the intimate relationship, then the two large crematory urns in the middle of the space serve as principal anchors. This post is about their story. Before any other work was made for this show, I carefully researched, blueprinted, scaled, fabricated, finished, and photographed them […]
Peter Pincus: How Long is a Long Time?
Among the pots and vessels featured in Sleep, In Spite of the Storm, you will find a perfume bottle standing on top of a hand mirror. In my (very) biased opinion, these two are the most complex and compelling objects in this show. And they better be, because I’ve been working on them for a […]
Introducing Peter Pincus
Hello All, and welcome to my guest blog extravaganza! Allow me to bend your ear about my upcoming show Sleep, In Spite Of The Storm. In just a few short weeks, July 12th at 3pm to be exact, the doors at Main Street Arts will open and I invite you all to attend. If you […]
Peter Pincus
Main Street Arts did a studio visit this week with Peter Pincus, a Rochester-based ceramics artist with an upcoming solo exhibition in our main gallery space. “Sleep, In Spite of the Storm” will feature Pincus’ functional and nonfunctional geometric-patterned ceramics. Sleep, In Spite of The Storm, celebrates the intimate relationship. On view will be porcelain pots […]