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10A • June 3, 2016 | Cannon Beach Gazette | cannonbeachgazette.com Landscape as Perception at CB Gallery SPOTLIGHT ON PUBLIC ART Noted public sculptors at Northwest by Northwest By Lyra Fontaine Cannon Beach Gazette N orthwest By Northwest Gal- lery shined a spotlight on sculptures created by noted regional public artists, including Georgia Gerber and Ivan McLean, as part of its May Spring Unveiling festivities. A new bronze collection by Ger- ber was unveiled at the gallery’s event. “I wanted to create a piece with the feeling of whimsy and emotion and tells a story and memories of our childhood to evoke a positive reaction,” Gerber said about the pro- cess behind “Tug of War,” one of the three new pieces she created specif- ically for Northwest By Northwest’s Spring Unveiling weekend. The sculpture of three rabbits playing the rope-tugging game took six months to sculpt. Gerber, who created the Cannon Beach public display “Tufted Puf- ins,” said she tries to “capture an emotion and life” inside the igures of her sculptures. Among the sculptor’s numerous works of public art is another recog- nizable igure: the iconic Rachel the Pike Place Pig in Seattle. “It was at beginning of career and it was an open competition I applied for,” Gerber said. “I just felt like I was the person for it because I love creating large-scale animal forms and trying to capture an essence within it to draw people to it.” Portland-based contemporary sculptor Ivan McLean — whose sculptures appear in Portland and California — unveiled work and did a demonstration in the gallery’s sculpture garden. McLean worked with the city of Cannon Beach to create sayings on CANNON BEACH GAZETTE/SUBMITTED PHOTO Georgia Gerber’s sculptures are on display at Northwest By Northwest Gallery in Cannon Beach. the trashcan lids throughout town. The event also featured oil painter Hazel Schlesinger, ine art tradition- al photographer Christopher Burkett and more. Northwest By Northwest’s Spring Unveiling reception included live music and a wine educator. “It’s a lot of fun but it’s like put- ting on an opera,” gallery owner Joyce Lincoln said of organizing the event. “It’s a really big show. We re- ally want our clients to have an ex- perience.” Gerber’s sculptures remain on display at Northwest by Northwest Gallery, and her catalogue is avail- able online for viewing. The gallery is located at 232 N. Spruce St.; 800- 494-0741 or nwbynwgallery.com. Coastal Advantage 503.436.1777 • Coastal Advantage.com CANNON BEACH GAZETTE/SUBMITTED PHOTO A new collection of work by noted bronze sculptor and public artist Georgia Gerber is on display at Northwest By Northwest Gallery. Landscape As Perception, a new exhibition, opening on June 11, at the Cannon Beach Gallery will examine the way that artists and viewers of art perceive land- scape. Landscapes, real or imag- ined are always changing whether it be by nature, the artist’s percep- tion, or the lens that we examine them through - they are liquid in nature. The exhibit is curat- ed by contemporary landscape and igure artist Janet Bland, and features the work of promi- nent northwest artists Jef Gunn, Joan Stewart Ross, and Michael Southern. The works demonstrate a range of media, each addressing the central aim of challenging the common perception of landscape as traditional or “old school.” The changing nature of land- scape, how we perceive land- scape, and how our memories recall the experience of being in particular landscapes, color our appreciation of landscape paint- ings. Painting is able to express more than the representation of a scene. Gunn is a Northwest painter inluenced by international art practices and is constantly seek- ing new techniques. He has stud- ied drawing and painting in Cal- ifornia, Barcelona, and Paris. He works mainly in oils and encaus- tics. He has curated exhibitions, had many solo shows, and has taught throughout the Northwest. Michael Southern’s work also seeks to communicate his experience of a landscape, what it means to him, rather than a representation of its physical re- ality. Southern works in several mediums, but began his career as a printmaker. He has been the re- cipient of several grants, has work in collections including Portland Art Museum, and has had many solo exhibitions. The exhibit will open with a reception at the Cannon Beach Gallery on Saturday, June 11, from 6 to 8 p.m. There will be an artists’ discussion the following weekend, on Saturday June 18 from 10:30 a.m. to noon. 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