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Rare Bird<\/em> by Butch Anthony. 2020. Courtesy of the artist. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

COLLAGE ON VIEW<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Inside\/Out<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, South Carolina, USA
January 17-February 29 2020
Curator-led Tour: February 27, 6PM
Artist Talk: February 29, 2PM<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

As a multi-faceted self-taught artist, Butch Anthony creates works that investigate and appropriate images from the American vernacular. His practice includes painting X-ray like skeletons on top of antique portraits in elaborate, often gilded frames. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This exhibition, consisting of new images, assemblages, and installations created specifically for the gallery, brings together several of Anthony\u2019s creative explorations over the past few years. Singular portraits, assemblage objects, and installations combine to create a working model of the inside of Anthony\u2019s mind. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Your Tongue Waggling Hurts My Heart<\/em> by Butch Anthony
2020
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Though Anthony\u2019s work emanates from the folk art or vernacular idiom, his works are unmistakably original in concept and execution. The term \u201cfolk art\u201d is generally applied to traditional media such as wood carving, quiltmaking, functional pottery, weaving\u2013items that are passed down from generation to generation. Anthony\u2019s work often has a charming immediacy because of the familiarity of the selected materials, yet this surface appeal is often undermined by the conceptual premise. Some images evince a biting sarcasm or ironic wit, while others poke fun at our consumerist society. There are several layers of meaning embedded in Anthony\u2019s work. For a few of the pieces in this exhibition, the artist hired a Chinese painter to create 5 x 7-foot enlargements of appropriated images he sent. Anthony then reworks the surface of these commissioned paintings, melding appropriation and global commerce with insouciant graffiti-like embellishments. Now, many of these paintings become more elaborate with the addition of bones, artifacts, and shadow boxes that amplify the visual and conceptual presence of the piece. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As a sculptor, Anthony\u2019s work often employs the detritus of our disposable society. He has become adept at creating imaginative combinations that subtly comment on the human condition. These assemblages then gain strength by being seen in the context of his other works, creating a kind of chain reaction that reinforces his primary message. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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All Work and No Play<\/em> by Butch Anthony
2020
Courtesy of the artist.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

About the artist:<\/em>
Butch Anthony is a multi-faceted self-taught artist from Seale, Alabama. At fourteen he was building birdhouses and stuffing his own taxidermy. His first building, a little log cabin on his grandfather\u2019s farm, would eventually become his shop. He has spent decades building the Museum of Wonder<\/a>, a walk-through cabinet of curiosities. Started in the 1970s as Butch\u2019s taxidermy shop and artifact room, the Museum of Wonder is now filled with art, artifacts, and antiques including the world\u2019s largest gallstone. Butch also hosts the Possum Trot Auction, a weekly junk and art auction on his 80-acre parcel of land in Seale, Alabama. In addition to making and selling art, building bizarre roadside attractions, and collecting found objects to incorporate into his own artwork, Butch contributes to Auburn University\u2019s Rural Studio<\/a> design + build program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

(adapted from the gallery’s press materials)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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INFORMATION<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art<\/strong>
161 Calhoun Street
Charleston, South Carolina 29401 USA
(843) 953-4422<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hours:
Monday-Wednesday, 11AM-4PM
Thursday, 11AM-7PM
Friday-Saturday, 11AM-4PM<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MAP<\/a> | WEBSITE<\/a> | FACEBOOK<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

COLLAGE ON VIEW Inside\/Out at the Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art in Charleston, South Carolina, USAJanuary 17-February 29 2020Curator-led Tour: February 27, 6PMArtist Talk: February 29, 2PM As a multi-faceted self-taught artist, Butch Anthony creates works that investigate and appropriate…<\/p>\n

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