November 9, 2023 through April 30, 2024
Artist's Bio:
Peter Fuhrman grew up in a log home in the woods. Being surrounded by nature, and the towering Rockies of Montana, was a grounding experience. Peter's appreciation for nature's design captured his attention at an early age.
It was nature that first inspired him to pick up a camera. Viewing his surroundings through a lens offered a new perspective, one that allowed for even greater intimacy. This intimacy led to an interest in exploring other subjects to photograph; eventually leading to a career as a filmmaker where Peter focuses most of his time today.
Peter is a published photographer and award winning cinematographer. He and his wife, Kara, live in Tucson, AZ.
About “Land of the Rising Sun” Exhibit:
In 2015 Peter and Kara, spent ten days traveling through Japan's urban and rural countryside.
Attempting to capture what was a cultural delight in a very intimate and immersive way, this exhibit showcases a small sampling of Peter's photographic memories of their treasured experiences in Japan.
The images were selected for the natural lighting, texture and quiet calm that they exude.
Artist Reception: Friday, December 8th from 5:30pm to 7pm.
February 23 through April 30, 2024
Artist’s Bio:
Keita has been working in clay since 2007 and started dancing as a repertory member of Dancesequences Inc. in 2018.
Since then, they have been enthralled with the possibilities and opportunities to begin combining these two passions in any and all ways.
Keita currently teaches ceramics at the Tucson Clay Co op and dance and movement in various senior communities.
About “Yūgen: Dreams in Clay” Exhibit:
These works are a check-in point. How are you doing? How are we doing?
These pieces, constructed within the last month, were created in collaboration with these questions, though, with no expectations of honest answers.
At some point, to feed my want of answers, those questions began to ask not “how” but “what”. “What are we doing?”
And I found that amid the vast beautiful universe, and even this vast planet, we are simply here. We are being hugged here between the landscapes below and beside us and the atmosphere above and against us. We are blooming with scapes inside us and the air that holds us. Forever between a land and a sky.
The works you see are simple offerings to remind us of our answers; of landscapes ventured and mysterious and of skies so sublime.
About Yūgen:
An awareness of the Universe that triggers
emotional responses too deep and powerful for words
“Yūgen is an important concept in traditional Japanese aesthetics. The exact translation of the word depends on the context. Yūgen is not an allusion to another world. It is about this world, this experience…
“To watch the sun sink behind a flower clad hill. To wander on in a huge forest without thought of return. To stand upon the shore and gaze after a boat that disappears behind distant islands. To contemplate the flight of wild geese seen and lost among the clouds…” –Zeami Motokiyo
Artist Reception: Friday, February 23rd from 5:30pm to 7pm.