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Back to Previous exhibits Geoffrey Pagen Wall-mounted ceramic panels February 10th - May 2nd, 2009 Artist Reception Thursday, February 12th 5:30 to 7:30 PM Please refer questions to Jeffrey Moose, 206.467.6951 or jmoose@jeffreymoosegallery.com. Reed College Ceramics Chair Geoffrey Pagen will open a show of wall-mounted ceramic panels at Jeffrey Moose Gallery, 1333 5th Ave, Seattle on Wednesday, February 10th, on display through March 28th. A reception will be held on Thursday, February 12th from 5:30 to 7:30 PM. Mr. Pagen, who has taught at Reed since 1979, is an artist who's work exists somewhere between ceramics, sculpture and painting. He is tough to define as he works with panels of clay which are textured and glazed and presented like paintings, often hung in complex groupings. Their depth, at an average of 2-4 inches, creates a sculptural profile, though the surfaces tend to be flat. Pagen has nurtured several generations of young artists while quietly participating in over 30 solo exhibits, 60 group shows and completing more than 75 site-specific commissioned works for corporations, institutions and private residences. His work has been particularly successful in corporate and business settings as it is abstract, playful and full of color. Now Mr. Pagen returns to Seattle for his first solo exhibit in nearly 20 years. With a subtle palette and an arsenal of complex geologic textures, several of his new works take titles from the lexicon of snowboarding, skiing and surfing; "Shred", "Terrane"and "Fall Line" all help point to Mr. Pagen's background growing up on California's beaches, living in the Pacific Northwest and his unusual place as a clay artist riding the boundaries of sculpture and painting and jumping the traditional limitations of his medium.  Geoffrey Pagen "Shred" 2008 Ceramic 29"x19"x2"  Geoffrey Pagen "Fall Line" 2008 Ceramic 29"x19"x2"  Geoffrey Pagen "Detrital" 2007 Ceramic 41"x43"x2"  Geoffrey Pagen "59" glazed ceramic 19"x14'x2" 2005  Geoffrey Pagen "Triad" glazed ceramic 40"x29"x2" 2006  Geoffrey Pagen "Inland Sea" glazed ceramic 14"x14"x2" 2008  Geoffrey Pagen "Terrane" glazed ceramic 19'x14"x2" 2008  Geoffrey Pagen "Tetris" glazed ceramic 20"x60"x2" 2006 more works in this exhibit |
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