How can there be peace among us if each of us does not experience inner peace? To focus the visitor’s attention on the importance of finding inner peace in our stress-filled lives, the Dayton International Peace Museum presents a unique art exhibit, on display through early June. Meditations in Clay brings together the work of four talented local artists. Curated by Lisa Wolters, a co-founder of the Museum, the exhibit seeks to express the calm, meditative qualities of works in clay. These qualities are reflected, Wolters says, not only in the finished works but also in the process and approach of each artist to this medium. Each engages in a focused creative process, akin to a contemplative state, to fashion unique works of art linked by a common feeling.
Wolters’ work integrates personally significant text into each piece, while Geno Luketic explores the simplicity of minimalist form and color. Tess Little’s meditative sculptures rely on the calm comfort of repetition and an earthy color palette. Artist Kaethi Seidl links colorful natural imagery to the familiar plate form. The blending of the artists’ approaches brings the meditative themes explored in this show full circle.
The Museum will host an Artists’ Reception on Sunday, May 2, 2010 from 2 to 4 p.m. Artists Wolters, Luketic and Siedl will be on hand to answer questions about their work. Visitors will be invited to join in a special, 15-minute guided meditation, reinforcing the theme of cultivating inner peace in order to bring about peace in the world. Light refreshments will be served. Each piece in the exhibit is offered for sale to the public, with a percentage of the proceeds donated by the artist to support the work of the Peace Museum .
Lisa Wolters, Geno Luketic, and Kaethi Seidl all live in Yellow Springs.
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