Werner Bargsten presents clay sculptures bound in copper in the exhibition In the Dark: Packages & Shadows. Much of Bargsten’s ceramic work is inspired by childhood memories of the rich, black, Iowa dirt of his family’s farm. The Iowa farm “was fluid and constantly morphing into something else from early spring to the middle of winter, much like my own interior landscape.” He feels that his …
Werner Bargsten presents clay sculptures bound in copper in the exhibition In the Dark: Packages & Shadows. Much of Bargsten’s ceramic work is inspired by childhood memories of the rich, black, Iowa dirt of his family’s farm. The Iowa farm “was fluid and constantly morphing into something else from early spring to the middle of winter, much like my own interior landscape.” He feels that his unconscious is constantly replaying his life like an “endless video loop” inside his head. Snapshots of inner life, his work invite viewers to recognize their own unconscious, human stories. For that …
