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'UNDER CONSTRUCTION," FEB 22 – MARCH 31 Opening reception held for the artist 6-9 p.m. March 2

Gateway Gallery proudly presents “Under Construction”, an exhibit featuring the woodworking mastery of resident artist Vic Barr and guest artist Paul Bayer, stone sculptor.  This exhibit runs February 22 through March 31 with an artists’ reception from 6 to 9 pm on Friday March 2 in their recently new location at 21 North Bemiston Ave, Clayton.

Vic Barr’s woodworking skills are well known and widely appreciated in the St Louis region. His sublimely designed and constructed furniture, jewelry boxes, vessels and even, wooden pens are all one-of-a-kind pieces designed to reveal the wonder hidden beneath the bark of a tree.  “I see things in life in the context of building terms; we build families, careers, skills. Everything we are is built on what came before and, what we will be tomorrow depends upon what we build today. We are always under construction.  What I build with my hands in my favorite medium –wood - is a concrete and satisfying expression and an extension of the philosophy that has been under construction all my life”  explains Barr.

This contemporary American artist began by hammering nails into 2x4’s as a child. As time went on, selective native and exotic hardwoods captured his attention. As a young man, Vic discovered he had an innate talent for forming clean lines and subtle curves in wood. His reputation for quality and artistic merit grew and his signed and commissioned works can now be found from coast to coast and into Europe. 

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Paul Bayer is an award winning  stone sculptor working primarily in white and slightly veined marbles and other translucent stones, carving into these materials in such a way as to have the resultant form reflect light in quite an extraordinary way. His elegant work is often commissioned and is held in many corporate collections. 

 

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