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Avery Galleries is delighted to present "Full Moon at Kuerner Farm," an exhibition of works by the contemporary artist Bill Claps. This exhibition of 10 black and white photographs was inspired by the Kuerner Farm, which in turn inspired Andrew Wyeth's work on view at the Brandywine Museum of Art in Andrew Wyeth at Kuerner Farm: The Eye of the Earth. Bill Claps has generously offered to contribute a percentage of his sales to directly benefit the Brandywine Museum of Art's Acquisition Fund. -
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Bill Claps, courtesy of Bill Claps Studio
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The artist’s “Natural Abstractions” series emerged from his desire to capture the ephemeral quality of light in the natural world. As he explains, “Through my artworks and photographs I try to capture the effects of light that is constantly changing throughout the day, continually impacting our perception of objects in nature." This fluidity is central to the series, where each work evolves in response to changing light conditions. The series also draws inspiration from traditional Chinese and Japanese landscape painting, which emphasizes the impermanence of the natural world and its constant transformation.
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"I want viewers to experience a quiet reverence – a feeling for the mystical power of nature that transcends the image itself."
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Claps achieves this effect through his unique signature mixed media technique that combines photography, painting, gilding, and digital technologies, allowing his works to reveal new textures and nuances that transform in response to the surrounding environment. He starts with source photos taken from the natural world (including China, Japan, the Cuban rainforest, and the mountains of Europe, Asia and the US), which he finishes by painting onto the surface of the work and then applying a unique signature gold foil process, refined over more than 15 years.
Full Moon at Kuerner Farm: A Series of Works by Contemporary Artist Bill Claps
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