The Re Institute

April 11th to May 23th
Opening April 11th from 4pm to 6pm
Upstairs:
Mark LaRiviere, Kingsley Parker, Scott Culbretha

Mark LaRiviere:

Mark LaRiviere, First Self Portrait, 2020, ball point pen on paper 9 x 12 inches

I am a sculptor working with the human figure and head as my main expressive form. I begin my sculptures by engaging with the materials and the concepts that I am working towards. The material that I work with, clay, wax, wood and stone, each bring different concerns by their very nature. The concepts I work with are finding ways to bring the materials to a sense of aliveness through the form, the surface, the color and touch, as well as the recognition of the features, the posture and how the viewer relates to the object.

I usually work in series to help me understand my intention and refine my concepts.

As I work there is a constant tension between the working and the witness. When my hands and tools find a certain rhythm that feels as if the sculpture could be made today, and yet seems to have always existed, I begin to feel a completion with the piece.

Scott Culbreth:
Scott Culbreth Morse Hill Road 2023 OC 11x 15

Scott Culbreth Morse Hill Road 2023 OC 11x 15

I was born with and developed a preponderance to be somewhat sensitive to visual stimulation. I had also inherited the ability to graphicly transfer ,and inscribe with some facility, my dreams, desires and observations of the world. This exercise has brought me great pleasure and occupies me daily. Recognizing this practice as one of our first forms of communication I am grateful to have been able to participate in this continuum.

Kingsley Parker:
Kingsley Parker, Throne, 2025, Found Object

Kingsley Parker, Throne, 2025, Found Object

Kingsley Parker, Possum Family, 2025,Ceramic and Leather detail, 17.5x46x5

My ceramic installation is titled TROPHY ROOM. Typically a way to display and show off big game as a prize, but instead mine are small backyard creatures and their families. Intended to be comical, while also highlighting the threat and treatment to these creatures: my trophies are night loving raccoons, a silly Blue money and a pig who’s big and has lost a bit of his ear. The gilded chair is a street find and intended for the hunter while he admires his trophy room in comfort.