Renewable Futures - The cultivation and propagation of creativity rooted in the 1960s
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Renewable Futures: The cultivation and propagation of creativity rooted in the 1960s is an exhibit of a notable group of artists who convened as teachers and students at Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Art and Design during the decade of the 1960s. This was a time when cultural norms were shifting at a magnitude that at times seemed seismic. The arts and culture continued to break from tradition throughout the 20th C., but during that decade it was at a more rapid pace.
Art during this period was being taught in a way that encouraged the students to experiment and develop their own voice, yet there were still strong influences from teachers to students, among the students themselves, and probably from student to teacher, both in philosophy and style. Nevertheless, there continued to be a strong movement toward a more personal less objective means of expression.
Out of this learning environment, grew life-long friendships and associations that kept these artists in touch with others and their work. This exhibit explores the work of this select group of artists and their provenance as each has developed their own unique style. Yet, threads of common language can often be found between and among them as they grew out of the shared an environment of aesthetic synthesis fostered by teachers and expanded by students.
Featured artists: Kathy Calderwood, Jacques Clements, Tarrant Clements, Bob Conge, Carey Corea, Roger De Muth, Kurt Feuerherm, Paul Garland, Chuck Haas, Joe Hendrick, John Kastner, Fred Meyers, Antonio Petracca, Maruta Racenis, Luvon Sheppard, Judd Williams, Julie Williams, Ken Winebrenner.
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![Handrawn pen and ink illustration of artist's paint brushes in a glass canning jar](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/2019-11/renewablefutures.jpg)
![Untitled, 1999, Jacques Clements Painting of bold biomorphic forms - a green elongated, a blue bubble, a black figure eight with yellow stripes on top and bottom](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-06/JacquesClements_Painting_Untitled_1999%20copy.jpg?itok=5DqsAdLg)
Untitled, 1999, Jacques Clements
![Island Night, 1978, Jacques Clements Painting of bold biomorphic forms - central blobby white circle with turquoise aura with green branch like arms surrounding and white dove forms flying above](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-06/JacquesClements_Painting_IslandNight_1978%20copy.jpg?itok=l40k2gya)
Island Night, 1978, Jacques Clements
![Portrait of Harry Houdini, 1970, Bob Conge Pencil portrait drawing of Harry Houdini with dark eye sockets and frizzy hair that stands upright](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/BobConge_Houdini_1970%20copy.jpg?itok=vSwiSK2Z)
Portrait of Harry Houdini, 1970, Bob Conge
![Family Shrine, 2018, Bob Conge Alter like barn red wooden box with glass cover holding a white baby form with spikes protruding from forehead posed onto of 2 antique books and hearts dangling on either side](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/BobConge_AssemblageAlter.jpg?itok=671s4iGg)
Family Shrine, 2018, Bob Conge
![Red Eared Rabbit, 2007, Julianna Williams Scribbly black and white abstract image of a rabbit with red ears and drippy red paws](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/JulieWilliams_RedEaredRabbit_2007%20copy.jpg?itok=BFdIquG9)
Red Eared Rabbit, 2007, Julianna Williams
![Untitled, 2002, Lawrence Williams Black and white graphic print of two boxed fields side by side](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/LawrenceWilliams_2002%20copy.jpg?itok=biQcXTLO)
Untitled, 2002, Lawrence Williams
![Untitled Mixed Media, 2014, Luvon Sheppard Abstract image of patches of colors - red, yellow, blue, white that create a rectangle within a rectangle with a central circle](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/LuvonSheppard_MixedMedia_A8667_2014%20copy.jpg?itok=OOGmrwO9)
Untitled Mixed Media, 2014, Luvon Sheppard
![Past, Present, Future, 2001, Luvon Sheppard Standing sculptural form on a painted cube base - a central verticle core with metal protrusions and a found driftwood branch arching over the top with a single orange.](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/LuvonSheppard_Sculpture%20copy.jpg?itok=CflrgvT_)
Past, Present, Future, 2001, Luvon Sheppard
![The Bad Side of a Good Girl, circa 1990, Kathy Calderwood Cartoonish portrait of a girl with a purplish face, a cone nose, banana peel lips, caterpillar eyebrows and cited hairdo with a wishbone and rose stuck in.](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/KathyCalderwood_GoodGirl%20copy.jpg?itok=WlsUyrHu)
The Bad Side of a Good Girl, circa 1990, Kathy Calderwood
![The Know It All, circa 2000, Kathy Calderwood Cartoonish rendering of a blue bird on its back clutching a dismembered cat paw and leg surrounded by odd objects including a piece of bacon, a lime, feathers, tulips, roses, and text - I told you so](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/KathyCalderwood_TheKnowItAll%20copy.jpg?itok=IICXmRdA)
The Know It All, circa 2000, Kathy Calderwood
![Carved Heads, circa 1990, Jacques Clements A trio of wooden carved male heads with serious expressions, painted hair and glass bead eyes](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/JacquesClements_CarvedHeadTrio%20copy.jpg?itok=0FAQLMjQ)
Carved Heads, circa 1990, Jacques Clements
![Man Walking His Dogs, circa 2000, Jacques Clements Standing carved wood sculpture of a tall and thin man in a walking stride holding a leash with one black dog and one white dog](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/JacquesClements_WalkingManandDog%20copy.jpg?itok=1Y4WK7R6)
Man Walking His Dogs, circa 2000, Jacques Clements
![Dark Palm, 1990, Kurt Feuerherm Abstract rendering if a palm tree with black spikes leaves on a bursting background of burnt orange and deep blue](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/KurtFeuerherm_DarkPalm_1990%20copy.jpg?itok=MkD2zT-g)
Dark Palm, 1990, Kurt Feuerherm
![Sebastian's Garden, 1990, Kurt Feuerherm Abstracted rendering of tropical foliage in hot pink on a purple, beige and blue background](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/KurtFuerherm_SebastiansGarden_1990%20copy.jpg?itok=tUdM7xOj)
Sebastian's Garden, 1990, Kurt Feuerherm
![Battle of the Saints, 1988, Tarrant Clements Bronze standing sculpture with four legs that support a pod-like head shape and a tall antennae like shape](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/Tarrant%20Clements_Battle%20of%20the%20Saints_%20Bronze%20sculpture%201988%20copy.jpg?itok=XnMM2RQA)
Battle of the Saints, 1988, Tarrant Clements
![Cake Walk, 1987, Tarrant Clements Bronze standing sculpture with a smooth trunk like form with an arm like protrusion and swooping branch and bird form above](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/Tarrant%20Clements_Cake%20Walk_%20Bronze%20sculpture%201987.jpg?itok=bZSn8MG1)
Cake Walk, 1987, Tarrant Clements
![War Memorial Print with reclining skeleton wearing a war medal with small images of soldiers and war scenes below all on a rose colored background](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/ChuckHaas_WarMemorial_1969%20copy.jpg?itok=VY5L7rUi)
War Memorial
![F.W. Haas, Chuck Haas Wall hung assemblage with a ack and white polaroid photo of a man in a boat waving. Odd objects surround the photo - rubber bands, an empty frame, pencil, jack knife](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/ChuckHass_7961_Gallery_2D_001%20copy.jpg?itok=j1A85wgq)
F.W. Haas, Chuck Haas
![Portrait 'Steve Cerio', Roger DeMuth Painterly portrait of bearded man with cap and plaid shirt, folded hands](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/RogerDeMuth_painting_SteveCerio.jpg?itok=1K0zvQUe)
Portrait 'Steve Cerio', Roger DeMuth
![Portrait 'Jude Ferencz', Roger Demote Painterly portrait of bearded man with cap and casual work jacket](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/RogerDeMuth_painting_JudeFerencz.jpg?itok=OUjvm1Dw)
Portrait 'Jude Ferencz', Roger Demote
![Angels in the Mist, Carey Corea Abstracted image with underlying grid at top - white textural encaustic patterned surface with peaks of color](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/Angels%20in%20the%20Mist_Carey%20Corea.jpg?itok=LIGW772z)
Angels in the Mist, Carey Corea
![Lazarus, Carey Corea Abstracted image with underlying grid - orange and green textural encaustic patterned surface with peaks of color](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/Lazurus_Carey%20Corea.jpg?itok=xjal9FBA)
Lazarus, Carey Corea
![John Kastner Line drawing illustration of a boy stuck inside a computer screen surrounded by wildlife, flora and fauna](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/JohnKastner_Illustration%20copy.jpg?itok=Bpa9AoVb)
John Kastner
![Whuts Up With Dis Remote, John Kastner Color illustration of a man clutching a TV remote, seated in a lounge chair in front of a TV screen all on top of planet Earth that is shooting through space with streams of fire and smoke](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/JohnKastner_whutsupwitdisremote.jpg?itok=1Tjn0shW)
Whuts Up With Dis Remote, John Kastner
![Three Graces, 1972, Antonio Petracca Color print of there male figures standing together in a blotchy background](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/AntonioPetracca_Print_ThreeGraces.jpg?itok=sya_OdNR)
Three Graces, 1972, Antonio Petracca
![It's Only Rock n Roll, 1983, Antonio Petracca Image of man with long hair, head tilted to the left as if in midst singing in a rock concert](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/AntonioPetracca_ItsOnlyRocknRoll_1973%20copy.jpg?itok=YEQEzQsV)
It's Only Rock n Roll, 1983, Antonio Petracca
![Something Surprising, 2004, Paul Garland Horizontal rectangular field of color block of green and yellow with red dots and a yellow and orange composition on the right](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/PaulGarland_SomethingSurprising_2004.jpg?itok=pMv3oO2D)
Something Surprising, 2004, Paul Garland
![SO, 2012, Paul Garland Vertical color composition of color blocks with a triple-field on top, central red band in center and white bottom third.](/universitygallery/sites/rit.edu.universitygallery/files/styles/large/public/2020-07/PaulGarland_SO_2012.jpg?itok=fGI6aZxg)
SO, 2012, Paul Garland