Knecht's Works in Show at Clifford Gallery

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Thu, Aug 18, 2011

New animations by Colgate professor and Hamilton resident John Knecht are in the exhibition Fragments from Ezekiel’s Wheel at the university's Clifford Art Gallery.

The exhibit is hosted by the Department of Art and Art History. An artist talk will be held Sept. 7 at 4:30 p.m. in the gallery of Little Hall, followed immediately by a reception.

“This current body of work, which dates back to late 2009, continues my interest in hand drawn, animated moving pictures and a lifelong fascination with the supernatural as it exists in the Judeo/Christian mythic narrative," said Knecht."In this first iteration of material from Ezekiel’s Wheel, I am showing a series individual animations which I am referring to as ‘fragments’ displayed as loops on a DVD powered flat screens; like paintings at an exhibition.” John Knecht, 2011

Knecht joined the Colgate staff in 1981. He chaired the Department of Art and Art History from 1991-1999 and led the project to design and construct Little Hall. He holds an endowed chair as the Russell Colgate Distinguished University Professor of Art and Art History and Film and Media Studies.

Over the years his films and videos have been screened at the Museum of Modern Art, the Berlin Film Festival, the Edinburgh Film Festival, The World Wide Video Festival and The European Media Arts Festival.

Located on the first floor of Little Hall, the Clifford Art Gallery is free and open to the public from 10:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. on weekdays, and from 1 p.m. until 5 p.m. on weekends.

Source: Colgate

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