SCULPTURE large works
ARTWALK WEEKEND
Saturday, October 17, 10-5:00
Sunday, October 18, 12-5:00
Lancaster County Convention Center Penn Square
Downtown Lancaster

FIRST FRIDAY ARTIST'S RECEPTION
November 6, 5- 8:00
prior to dismanteling the exhibit

James Bright
Milt Friedly
Milton Good
John Hertzler
Clifton Sheely
David Zimmerman

THE LANCASTER COUNTY CONVENTION CENTER AT PENN SQUARE and the LYNDEN GALLERY present the work of James Bright, Milt Friedly, Milton Good, John Hertzler, Clifton Sheely and David Zimmerman in the public spaces of the new in Downtown Lancaster. The work will be installed for the ARTWALK weekend, and the artists will be present throughout the weekend. A FIRST FRIDAY Artist’s Reception will be held on Friday, November 6 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. prior to dismanteling the exhibition.

ORIGINAL ART CHANGES YOU. Live with it, and you never see the same static world again. It teaches you to look, to see, to experience the everyday with a greater sensitivity. Sculpture, takes this essence a step further, evoking the senses to yet another level. Wood, stone, metal, found objects - any object can become a sculptural medium. Images are constructed, or deconstructed, accordingly. Yielding always to the observer, personal experience and context feed the imagination. Visually, perceptively, unexpectedly - sculpture is a vehicle for introspection and discovery.

THIS EXHIBITION IS AN INVITATION to discover inside, behind and through - beyond the horizon line you are offered a journey. The ever-changing aspects of sculptural work beg engagement - the patina changes, color grows, deeper and richer, shadows play differently as the day, the seasons, move. Each of the sculptors represented here speak in their own unique language, challenging the rest of us to stay engaged long enough to understand: James Bright - wood and bronze, Milt Friedly – found objects and poured bronze, Milton Good – bronze, John Hertzler – carved wood, Clifton Sheely – hydrocal gypsum cement, and David Zimmerman – fitted wood. Below a few comments, in their own words.

JAMES BRIGHT My sculpture is dynamic - reflective of the ever-changing emotions, spaces and relationships that surround me. Capturing the chance poses of family and friends is the starting point for my work - I think that something inherent in my personality links nature and form instinctually. It is the process of sculpting, and the evolving, emerging form that is so exciting for me. Exploring the organic nature of space from every angle, I do not think about the piece definitively as I am working - it seems to develop out of its self. Upon completion, I find the work provides an invitation to interact - the human form elicits potential for communication of emotions and an opportunity for nuance between the artist and the viewer.

MILT FRIEDLY My art is a process of working intuitively with form and design through the unconscious, to express my experience and sensibilities – I then make conscious decisions as the work evolves. There is a dichotomy between the conscious and unconscious that gives me the freedom to express the moment. Instrumental in shaping my aesthetic explorations are the inspiration of textures, shapes and colors of the desert, high plains and mountain ranges of my childhood. Much of my work is still influenced by the diverse landscape of the western United States, where I spent summers fishing and camping along the Shoshone River, the Clarksfork, Sunlight Basin in the Absorkee Range of Wyoming.

MILTON GOOD While attending Drexel University’s Hahnemann Medical College, my appreciation of sculpture began with my visits to the Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Rodin Museum. An additional interest arose from my forty years of medical practice and the study of the human form. The study of the anatomy becomes part of our life, so it was a natural carryover from the art of medicine to the art of sculpture. Much of my work is life response – expressing work ethic (Pioneer Family), love of family (Bronze Family), childhood innocence (Except Ye Become), the discipline (Gymnasts and Runners) or in response to tragedy (Despair).

JOHN HERTZLER Many of my wood sculptures are floor pieces – five to eight feet high – and there is a dynamic at work that I call “near to” or “face to face”. While working on them I am sizing them up… are they comfortably on the floor? Where is the head and what does it look like? Where is the emotional center and how is it radiating? Does the piece have “presence”? Walking among the sculpture and turning to face or reach out and touch, are all expressions of this dynamic. There is a background noise while I am working, of a love for this world. It infuses the care taken in finishing a piece. The willingness to follow an inspiration trail where it leads, a sense of health and wholeness in the expression and sometimes a feeling of joy and beauty, without intentionally focusing on such an outcome. The basic substance of the wood and the trees from which it comes is basic to the work – branching, aspiring, reaching – universally perceived as a friend.

CLIFTON SHEELY As his own body was failing him, Clifton Sheely was consumed with recreating what he considered to be the prime human male form. Athletes, particularly body builders, boxers and wrestlers were his inspiration. “My love of the male physique was inspired by travels to Europe, especially Greece, and Greek mythology. I view the male figure as a strong and vital, yet spiritual – always reflecting to a higher guidance.” Sheely died in 1998 at the age of forty-one leaving a legacy of accomplished work behind.

DAVID ZIMMERMAN Warton Eshrick’s work was inspirational to me and I was fascinated by Wendel Castles layered and laminated work. In 1980 I discovered a way to make wooden bowls with layered and laminated expanding concentric rings of wood, and I became obsessed with the process – still finding new ways to create with it. My design is not a mental process. It is not a planning process. My best work comes by surprise – it happens while I am making it. My wish is to communicate deeply in the non-verbal language, which is beyond words.

FOR MORE INFORMATION on each of these sculptors, please visit our website www.lyndengallery.com, or call Lynden Gallery at 717.203.0131. LYNDEN GALLERY features central Pennsylvania’s largest Fine Original Art Gallery, offering Custom Framing, Art and Interior Design Consultation to a discerning clientele. Located at 117 South Market Street, in Downtown Elizabethtown’s original Fire Hall, the gallery is open Tuesday thru Saturday 9:00 to 5:00. Evening hours are available by appointment. The gallery is handicap accessible and offers convenient parking.