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6' The Clackamas Print Arts^ Cultura Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2010 Museum hosts local artist By Joshua Baird Arts & Culture Editor metal leaf. A number COLLEGE STUDENT PASSl VAUD S eptember t , 2010 - august 31, Of Oil paint" ----------------- .xhlbl.lon I... may opply-------------------------------- 1 ings also I Hey you, sitting on the goliath of a sculpture on your smoke adorned the walls beside the 'associated sculpture. “(I’ml break: Do you know what that thing is you’re resting your der ested in how he transfers 2D to sculpture, I haven’t seen era I rière on? It’s a sculpture called “Poet’s Chair” by local artist to get what his rhythm is,” said Carl Dart. “The only thing I got from over there, besides lots of sa Lee Kelly. Lee Kelly currently has an exhibit at the Portland Art fun, was the (Oxford English Dictionary) being part of ‘o Museum located at 1219 S.W. Park Avenue in downtown of a Poet.’ Why does he want to associate the Oxford Dietl Portland. This collection of Kelly’s work is a with ‘Death of a Poet?’” said Dart. “Letter to Susan” has a line of script running in a str retrospective of his work and runs through sense of continuity that may just be the sex reference thl Jan. 9. The Portland Art Museum’s spacious floor was talking about; “Last night, half, in, sleep, I touched! plan allows for an exciting number of pieces breast.” H “The piece ‘Letter to Susan’ is about a special friend,”k from northwest-native Kelly’s collection and other privately owned pieces. All of these stated in an e-mail, though no further clarification pieces are abstractly crafted from various vided. Clackamas Community College student Kereke CarsoB types of metal. “I can definitely see the hand of the artist has met Kelly at his job, said Kelly is, “cool, down to el in the not-perfect welds, this flawed sense of know he’s got money from (selling) his work. It’s cool | process in the work,” said Marylhurst student someone with money that is so down to earth.” The Portland Art Museum offers a student ticket price I April Levy. Among the pieces represented in the muse for a ticket. This may sound like a lot of money to those ini um are “Professor and Arch Bishop,” made cial crisis; however, for $1 more you can buy a year long! wèsF- °f Painted steel; “Death of a Poet,” made of go whenever you want. Just show the card they provide yfl mild steel and “Letter to your student identification card at the door and off you go,« Susan,” which is a stain- to explore these cavernous halls of artistic intrigue. ■ In addition to the Portland-Art Musem, Kelly’s work can less stee* w*t'1 Pa>nt and be found all over the Portland Metro area, University of 01 Oregon State, Vancouver, Wash, and right here at CCC ini of McLoughlin building. Above: Lee Kelly’s “Poet’s Chair,” a monolithic sculp ture made of steel, sits in front of the McLoughlin building at CCC’s Oregon City campus. Upper Right: Image is not valid as a pass, and one must be pur chased for entry into the Portland Art Museum. Right: Kereke Carson converses with fellow students beside Lee Kelly’s sculpture, “Poet’s Chair.” All photos by Joshua Baird
