海角社区 studio arts chair Russell Bellamy explores the intersection of urban and bucolic life in his new exhibition at the at the College of Central Florida.
鈥淧re-Conception鈥� melds industrial materials and processes into challenging works that comment on labor, sociological/psychological structures, and behavioral expectations.
鈥淚 am influenced by the proximity of urban and rural landscapes and the mutually beneficial structures and aesthetics that create the areas and spaces in between,鈥� Bellamy said.
That intersection often leaves him 鈥渟traddling the lines of laborer and intellectual, urban and rural as well as agricultural and industrial.鈥�
It鈥檚 a tightrope walk that likely owes to where Bellamy鈥檚 put down roots.
鈥淕rowing up in Kentucky, I lived in a city with a strong industrial history however the city was completely surrounded by agriculture,鈥� he said. 鈥淭his has also been the case for my time in Ohio, Oklahoma and Florida. These geographical areas are where ideas and processes are shared, political, religious and idealistic conflicts are common but some of the finest, most passionate, intelligent and well-grounded members of our communities are raised.鈥�
鈥淧re-Conception鈥� is open at the College of Central Florida through November 5.