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gently down the stream, an exhibition of sculpture by Charleston-area artist Michael Morrison, will be on display May 28-July 15 at McMaster Gallery.
The exhibit is free and open to the public.
Morrison, a North Carolina native, spent his childhood years in Oregon and Georgia. After completing a BA in art at the College of Charleston, Morrison decided to complete his art education with an MFA from Georgia Southern University. After finishing school, he worked for two years in an art foundry in the Northeast. Deciding that he enjoyed the climate better in his adopted Charleston, Morrison returned to pursue his art. He currently teaches a sculpture class at the College of Charleston and has a studio on Johns Island, SC.
gently down the stream is an installation that, according to Morrison's exhibit notes, "reminds us that the journey we make through life is a joint-venture rather than a solo expedition." The journey to complete this series literally required the help of the more than twenty-five people who made the journey to Morrison's Johns Island studio to participate in the project.
Each of the pieces contains the face of someone in the Charleston area. While the rendition is less than traditional, the works evoke the feeling of portraits of family and friends. Onlookers will want to know who the people are and how they are connected to the artist, the city, and each other.
McMaster Gallery is located within the University of South Carolina Department of Art, located at 1615 Senate St. Visitors should enter through the Senate Street entrance. Gallery summer hours are 9 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays.
For more information, contact Mana Hewitt, gallery director, at 7-7480 or mana@sc.edu.
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Sculptures by Michael Morrison
