Natural Collector | Gifts of Fleur S. Bresler
On view through April 24, 2023
Asheville Art Museum
Asheville, North Carolina
www.ashevilleart.org
“Natural Collector | Gifts of Fleur S. Bresler” features around 15 artworks from the collection of Fleur S. Bresler, which include important examples of modern and contemporary American craft including wood and fiber art, as well as glass and ceramics. These works that were generously donated by contemporary craft collector Bresler to the Asheville Art Museum over the years reflect her strong interest in wood-based art and themes of nature.
According to Associate Curator Whitney Richardson, “This exhibition highlights artworks that consider the natural element from which they were created or replicate known flora and fauna in unexpected materials. The selection of objects displayed illustrates how Bresler’s eye for collecting craft not only draws attention to nature and artists’ interest in it, but also accentuates her role as a natural collector with an intuitive ability to identify themes and ideas that speak to one another.”
[Image: Anne Lemanski, Gaudy Sphinx, 2014, copper rod, artificial sinew, and paper, 7 × 15 ¾ × 14 ¼ inches. Gift of Fleur S. Bresler, 2021.76.15]
