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				Adleta Galleries, Ltd. 740.592.4350 adleta@ohio.edu “Adleta Galleries, Ltd. realizes there are many hidden treasures in the area. It appears that creative traits are found in the individuals attracted to the Athens area. This environment provides an incubator for innovations to be released from the creative mind. We believe this is why there are so many artists that retreat in this region. Nelson Hippolyte is one more of these artists.” Previous shows include: ‘cosSet caNoodLe,’ Joe Davis' current body of work offers a distinct departure from his former traditional approach to pottery form and function. The allure of these new pots is in their provocative forms and rich surfaces. They offer a uniquely seductive, tactile experience. Inasmuch as these pots beckon to be touched, explored and coddled, they are fondling objects – pieces that cannot be fully comprehended without the physical participation of the viewer/user. They are intended to arouse desire and inspire physical inquiry and interaction. "...I fill the cup and hold it by the plump foot. It will start to warm, momentarily. There's no handle, so I hold the pot close to my body, feeling the heat as I roll it across my belly. Fingers caress the curves of the cup, finding the hip and discovering the soft interior of the foot. Bringing the cup close to my face, I release a breath into the pot in anticipation of a sultry exchange... " ‘WeiNgART posTers + sein BucH,’ Posters by Wolfgang Weingart. This show is launching a very significant arrangement between Wolfgang Weingart and Adleta Galleries, Ltd.; whereby we are an official distributor of Weingart posters in the states. ‘ r h y t h M ,’ recent soda-fired porcelain vessels by Matt Long. The following is abstracted from Matt’s artist statement regarding his vessels: “For me, they are about friendship, they are about sitting and sipping, savoring the moment.” “dUTch pOstErs,” an exhibition of selected posters by Anthon Beeke. “surf, turf and vapor,” sculpture/furniture by John R.G.Roth These fantasized interpretations of this industrial aesthetic are rooted in his memories and life experiences. Roth’s pieces speak to a moment frozen in a time of bizarre incongruities. Often the absurd ship models or marine dioramas within the work echo a journey similar to that experienced in the movies: The City of Lost Children and Delicatessen, where nature collides with the machine. “Changing FACA ,” paintings by Feng Bin, Bai Hai, and He Jian This show was an insightful view into contemporary Chinese fine art. “Changing FACA,” consisted of paintings by Feng Bin, Bai Hai, and He Jian. All are faculty members in the Chinese Painting Department of the Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts in Chongqing. Although the works of these three are quite different in style, they share an enthusiastic commitment to two-dimensional expression. The three artists find the limitation of two-dimensionality a source of creative tension and stubbornly insist on picture plane as the focus of their art. The power and appeal of their works may, in fact, be partially based on this firm determination. “atmospHere” ceramics by Matt Kelleher: Adleta Galleries was pleased to present the show, “atmosphere,” which consisted of soda-fired innovative trenchers, ceramic plates, platters, and exquisite covered jars by the nationally known ceramist and distinguished, Ohio University visiting professor, Matt Kelleher. “meXico SuN SuiTE” featured nineteen digital prints by Karen Nulf. Karen has been creating photographic images throughout her career as a graphic designer and professor of design at Ohio University. Her design work and teaching has been deeply involved with type and letters. Yet the image as document and the ambiguity of the photographic surface have been, for her, a constant and recurring passion. Her work can be viewed on Karen's page. ‘bLue trAin’ consisted of drawings and paintings by the internationally known, post-minimalist artist and Chauncey, Ohio resident, Guy Goodwin. Guy Goodwin developed his work in New York City from 1965 until he moved his main studio to Chauncey, Ohio in 1995. His early constructed paintings were the beginning of an ongoing dialogue surrounding the physicality of painting. Guy has indicated that his move to Chauncey inspired a profound change in his work. At that point he began exclusively using the color blue in his paintings. The degree of national and international interest in Goodwin’s work speaks to the fantastic visual vocabulary of the paintings and drawings he builds. 'wOod & stoNe’ debuted Cary McVey, a stonecutter from Guysville, Ohio. In concert with the artistic quality recognized in Cary’s work, Adleta Galleries also featured the well-known mandolins by Pete Hart and Don MacRostie. These two highly skilled local craftsmen are recognized nationally for the quality of the musical instruments they create. Cary McVey had several objects of art in ‘wood& stone’, however there is one phenomenal stone carving that was a ‘must see’ piece. This singular piece, entitled ‘Missing Call,’ made this show an essential event. It is interesting to note that Cary McVey is a descendant of one of the first families that settled Athens County. Pete Hart and Don MacRostie Pete Hart and Don MacRostie have been creating mandolins over the past twenty years. The musician, Lou Reid, is playing one of Don’s ‘Red Diamond F’s’ on his recording of “Scene It All” with Seldom Scene, and on “Blue Heartache” from Lou Reid and Carolina. ‘The Buckeye’ mandolins played by John Rigsby with Ralph Stanley and the Clinch Mountain Boys and by John Keith with Melvin Goins and Windy Mountain are two of many mandolins by Pete Hart that have made it to the stage of the Grand Ole Opry. 'aSsembled' Which opened November 15th and ran through January 25th 2003. •Assembled•, consisted of the new ceramic work by two internationally known ceramists and Athens’ residents: Brad Schwieger and Robert ‘Boomer’ Moore. Brad Schwieger and Robert ‘Boomer’ Moore Brad and Boomer have exhibited work in prominent exhibitions in Seto, Japan, Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, Barcelona, Spain and Auckland, New Zealand to mention only a few. Boomer’s exotic and voluptuous pieces create a fantasy of a futuristic industrial thought. The degree of national and international interest in Brad’s work speaks to the fantastic visual vocabulary of the sculptural pots he conceives. More of Robert ‘Boomer’ Moore's work from the show. •Blooms• September 27th to November 9th 2002 Which featured a new body of work by the internationally known printmaker and Athens• resident, Mary Manusos. Manusos has exhibited work at the Museum of Modern Art and at Franklin Furnace in New York, The Tweed Museum, and the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She is currently being represented by Racht Galleries in Chicago. Mary•s colorful scenes from Mexican fishing villages were also a complement to the show. All of these etchings are on handmade paper ranging from 22” x 30” to 30” x 40”. Mary Manusos has exhibited her work in over two hundred and fifty exhibitions in the United States and abroad including exhibitions at Franklin Furnace in New York, the Museum of Modern Art in New York, The Tweed Museum, and The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. She has had one person exhibitions a Bajas Artes, Mexico; Casa de Cultura, Mexico and Museo de Architectura in Quito, Ecuador. Her work has been included in many juried exhibitions including the 2nd Kochi International Triennial Exhibition of Prints in Japan; eleven American Embassies abroad; as well as in Seoul, Korea and Lubiana. She continues to work in a manner reflective of the images she created in D'Art Objects, collaboration with John Chakeres, published by NuancePress in 1979. A Professor at Ohio University for twenty-seven years, she is currently Chair of the Printmaking Department. Mary Manusos received her MFA from University of Wisconsin and her BA from San Diego State College. To find out more about Guy Goodwin, go to: http://www.ohiou.edu/art/faculty/goodwinr.html To find out more about Brad, go to: http://www.ohiou.edu/art/faculty/schwieger.html To find out more about Boomer, go to: http://www.ohiou.edu/art/faculty/moore.html To find out more about Mary, go to: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~manusos/index.html To find out more about Don E Adleta, go to: http://oak.cats.ohiou.edu/~adleta/ http://www.ohiou.edu/art/faculty/adleta.html http://cscwww.cats.ohiou.edu/bali/exhibit/ Links to other interesting sites and Athens Attractions: http://adleta.net/athensattractions 15651 Willow Creek Road Athens, Ohio 45701