A piece by Bechtol from her show " Carry."
Gallery Director Iris Bechtol's solo exhibition "Carry" opened March 9 at The Safe Room at The Texas Theatre.
The show continues through April 8.
Bechtol, who also teaches art at Eastfield, is a multi-media artist whose work utilizes a variety of processes including drawing, photography, and video. More recently she has been working with clay as sculpture material.
The objects in "Carry" are a reflection of the body as a field of experience, one that is as much psychological as it is physical. The objects reference weight and tension, and the discomfort they manifest in the body. The materials, paper, and clay are modest, and their inherent nature implies heaviness and an act of pulling. Ultimately, the process and resulting work for "Carry" is a way to release and unload the many burdens that might plague oneself.
The Et Cetera wrote about Bechtol in 2016.