MARCO LOGSDON

Three artists of varying styles will share different interpretations of nature in exhibits opening this week at the Community Arts Center in Danville. Mixed media works, impressionist-style paintings and digitally altered photographs will be on view free of charge from Wednesday, Aug. 6, through Saturday, Sept. 27, at the corner of 4th and Main in downtown Danville. A public artists reception will be held Thursday, Aug. 7, at 6 p.m. The Arts Center’s largest exhibit space, th

By CHELSEA COMPTON chelsea@communityartscenter.net At the Community Arts Center’s artist reception earlier this month, the question most visitors asked was, “How does he do it?” Kentucky-based artist Marco Logsdon’s work almost defies description. The planetary art pieces that he calls “tar landscapes” are made of a combination of weathered wood, tar and other seemingly unknown materials. They are on display now at the Arts Center at the corner of 4th and Main in downtown Dan

This exhibition book explores the inspiration, work and materials used to create the tar landscapes with reclaimed wood. To order a hard copy and/or preview the book online: http://www.blurb.com/books/3112863-possibilities-of-wood #archive #media #possibilitiesofwood #tarlandscapes

April 20 - June 2, 2012 Possibilities of Wood is a one man exhibition by Marco Logsdon that explores the outcome of finding and reclaiming wood for the purpose of creating art. The exhibition was made possible by the EcoArt Program of Lexington Fayette-Urban County Government Department of Environmental Quality. The main objective of the exhibition is to create awareness of the amount of wood and other materials that are destined for the landfill unless someone breaks the cy

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