Dan Webb

Burn

April 7 - May 14, 2022

Opening Reception: “First Thursday,” April 7, 6-8pm
Artist talk: “Saturday After”, April 9 at noon

Greg Kucera Gallery is pleased to announce our first one-person exhibition of work by Seattle artist, Dan Webb. Working in a variety of materials including wood, limestone and bronze, the artist displays his consummate carving abilities to great effect.

The work in this exhibition explores two themes that have been sources of inspiration to the artist for the past several years. The first is the idea that much of the meaning of a work of art is elusive and, to an extent, hidden. Neither the artist nor the viewer can be aware of every possible meaning within a work since each interpretation is revealed only by the experience and perceptions of the individual. Webb carves, in stone and wood, objects seemingly covered by a material that hints at what is beneath. The subject of the work is the fact that so much in the image is covered up and unseen.

The show’s second theme concerns the dandelion as a metaphor for resiliency. Despite man’s efforts to prevent its growth, dandelions always find a way to resist those efforts.

“Resiliency is a transformative, even creative act in the face of adversity, and I frequently use the dandelion to represent that. The dandelion is a hardy survivor despite our prodigious efforts to kill it. That it does so, attracts bees and butterflies, and is edible from flower to tap root doesn’t seem to endear it to us. That it follows us as we disturb the soil, thus creating a symbiotic relationship to our destructive ways, goes unnoticed. ”

— Dan Webb

Work in exhibition