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November 2021
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What: Roger Evans: The Playful Side of Life
Exhibition: November 2-28 Artist Reception Saturday, November 13, 1-4 pm Roger believes that we all need to experience the playful side of life in response to current events. Some of his animal drawings are from experience while others are pure fantasy. He hopes you will find them worth a smile in recognition of your own animal stories. |
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Evans came to Placitas in the 1970s, when the nonconformists started arriving in New Mexico determined to chop wood, haul water, and live lives that didn’t compromise their humanity. But Evans was no youngster. Already forty, he was an architect who had left behind a 3,700-square-foot house he designed for his family in a posh suburb of Chicago.
By 1989, he started sculpting animal figures out of wood. Artfully carved and painted in what has become his signature style, they caricatured animals in ironic social settings—a “Far Side” cartoon in three dimensions. Evans turned to animals to express human foibles in a way that would bypass assumptions related to race, class, sex, age, and other human markers. Before long, Evans started making his animal sculptures larger than life, combining his knowledge of building materials, engineering, and illustration with the long habit of social commentary.
Today as he approaches his 90th birthday, like many Placitas old-timers, he continues to enjoy the rewards of creating happily in paradise.
By 1989, he started sculpting animal figures out of wood. Artfully carved and painted in what has become his signature style, they caricatured animals in ironic social settings—a “Far Side” cartoon in three dimensions. Evans turned to animals to express human foibles in a way that would bypass assumptions related to race, class, sex, age, and other human markers. Before long, Evans started making his animal sculptures larger than life, combining his knowledge of building materials, engineering, and illustration with the long habit of social commentary.
Today as he approaches his 90th birthday, like many Placitas old-timers, he continues to enjoy the rewards of creating happily in paradise.
The Artists' Reception will be celebrated with fellowship and refreshments on Saturday, November 13 from 1-4 p.m. The gallery will follow all COVID-19 safety measures in place at the time of the reception.
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