“Hand Made,” an exhibit of work by Christopher Pekoc, part-time lecturer of art education, will be on display at the Akron Art Museum through April 26. There will be a free, public exhibition opening reception Sunday, Nov. 23, at 2 p.m. at the museum.
While photographs—his own and from magazines—are starting points for Pekoc’s work, he proceeds to photocopy, enlarge, cut, collage, scratch, gild, perforate and sometimes even blowtorch his sources in assembling evocative images. A selection of the artist’s work dating from 1992 to present reveals Pekoc’s fascination with faces and hands, features critical to conveying emotions. These motifs predominate even as nature and the fragility of the environment assume increasing importance to the artist. Pekoc’s distinctive images are visually rich, sporting imperfections that result from the artist’s process and evoking those that characterize our lives.
This exhibition is organized by the Akron Art Museum and made possible by generous gifts from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, the John P. Murphy Foundation and the Ohio Arts Council.
For more information, visit akronartmuseum.org/exhibitions/christopher-pekoc-hand-made/6613.