{"id":99363,"date":"2018-06-05T15:11:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-05T21:11:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-county-artists-unveil-bird-themed-exhibit-in-mancos\/"},"modified":"2018-06-05T15:11:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-05T21:11:55","slug":"montezuma-county-artists-unveil-bird-themed-exhibit-in-mancos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/montezuma-county-artists-unveil-bird-themed-exhibit-in-mancos\/","title":{"rendered":"Montezuma County artists unveil bird-themed exhibit in Mancos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Courtesy Photo\/Rosie Carter<br><br>\u201cCareless Wind,\u201d by Rosie Carter and David Butler.<\/span>du1-i-syn<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Yellow Jacket artists Rosie Carter and David Butler will open their first joint art show at the Olio restaurant Saturday.<\/p>\n

The two have been collaborating for about 1\u00bd years to create three-dimensional artworks out of salvaged materials, drawings and prints, which they\u2019ve displayed at various galleries in the Four Corners area.<\/p>\n

Carter works with paint, screen printing and pen and ink out of her Home and Range studio in Cortez, while Butler\u2019s skill with welding and metalworking provides the 3D aspect of their art. Their Olio exhibit, titled \u201cBird Songs and Other Happy Accidents,\u201d will feature 19 new pieces, along with a few they\u2019ve displayed elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Carter said birds have always played an important part in her work, and her recent stint as Mesa Verde National Park\u2019s artist-in-residence gave her plenty of opportunity to observe local species and their songs. Some of the pieces on display at the Olio will depict different Colorado, and others are attempts to capture birdsong itself in shape and color.<\/p>\n

Carter\u2019s favorite piece, she said, is a lit sculpture called \u201cCareless Wind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cIt involves a wild mess of wire coming out of an old part of a fender,\u201d she said. \u201cThere are birds attached to the wires, which was a theme in my old work, so that was fun to revisit.\u201d<\/p>\n

Butler, who\u2019s been collecting old metal parts since he was 5 years old, said he doesn\u2019t have a favorite piece of art. For him, the joy is in watching scrap metal turn into something else.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe love the idea of being able to take something that somebody has thrown away, and being able to repurpose or recycle that into something useful and beautiful that somebody wants to put in their house,\u201d he said. \u201cThat\u2019s a great feeling, especially in today\u2019s throwaway society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Both artists, who collectively call themselves The Rural Electric Underground, said collaborating has opened up new creative possibilities for them, and they plan to continue their partnership indefinitely.<\/p>\n

Carter and Butler do most of their joint work in a Quonset hut in Yellow Jacket, built with military surplus materials. According to their artist statement, they use the building as inspiration for recycling old materials into art.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe strive to imbue these new pieces with the same beauty and impeccable craftsmanship of the source objects,\u201d the statement said. \u201cPresenting old things in a new light, we traverse the space between nostalgia and the strange.\u201d<\/p>\n

Carter and Butler often build large, freestanding sculptures like the lighted cactus that adorned the Home and Range studio last year, but Carter said most of the pieces in the \u201cBird Songs\u201d exhibit will be wall hangings, because of the restaurant\u2019s limited floor space.<\/p>\n

The show will be on display in the Olio\u2019s dining room through Aug. 4. A free reception for the artists will be held at the restaurant from 4 to 6 p.m. on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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If you go<\/h4>\n

What:
\n Artist reception for \u201cBird Songs and Other Happy Accidents\u201d
\n When:<\/strong>
\n 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9
\n Where:<\/strong>
\n Olio, 114 W. Grand Ave., Mancos
\n Cost:<\/strong>
\n Free (price of food varies)
\n More information:<\/strong>
\n Contact 970-533-1381<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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