Thyen-Clark Cultural Center featuring local and regional artists

Jasper Community Arts two additional exhibits at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center.

Along with a special exhibition of work by John Mellencamp, the center is featuring Easley, South Carolina charcoal artist, Gerry Wubben.

Wubben is an Indiana University graduate who has made his way back to display his larger than life, highly detailed, charcoal drawings.

“My work, more than anything else, is a way for me to explore and make
sense of my world through visual means,” he said. “These means include realistic and abstract imagery, and disciplines such as drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, digital imagery, and theatre work.
My realistic work mainly manifests itself with my drawings, which are primarily monumental and executed in charcoal. I am constantly looking for things that strike me visually such as the figure, faces, and studies of nature.”

“Of all of my subjects I find the figure to be the most powerful vehicle to express my ideas and feelings,” Wubben added.

He tends to draw family or friends and either focus on the old or the new born. “My drawings of people strive to depict the soul of the person and speak of the cycle of life of which we are all a part,” he explained. “My drawings of nature (landscape, insects, and animals) tend to be objective studies that share with the viewer my fascination with texture and detail. I like to work large for the impact and often use my drawings as theater sets. A design I created of Waiting For Godot was composed of my drawings which stretched fifty feet across the stage.”

Gerry Wubben holds a Master of Fine Arts in Printmaking from Indiana University, a BFA in Printmaking from Colorado State University and an AA from Mesa College.

In addition to Wubben’s work, the Jasper Community Arts is featuring a group exhibit of local and regional artists.

Occasionally throughout the year, a group exhibit of local and regional artists working in all mediums will be on display.

Local and regional artists exhibiting are:
Brad Devlin: Louisville, KY
Caroline Waite: Louisville, KY
Curtis R. Uebelhor: Ferdinand, Indiana
Elizabeth Clare Taylor: Bardstown, KY
Jay Hamlin: Jasper, Indiana
Katie Waters: Evansville, IN
Kit Miracle: Birdseye, Indiana
Monte Young: Jasper, Indiana
Romy & Clare Designs: Jasper, Indiana
Steve Poehlein: Loogootee, Indiana

The Group Exhibit will be on display from January 7th – February 26th, 2021.

Due to Covid-19 all city buildings will be closed to the public and in-person meetings through January 18th, 2021. Stay connected with Jasper community Arts for any updates, by phone, 812-482-3070 or email, visualarts@jasperindiana.gov.