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Alan Belcher’s concept-based work is decidedly multi-layered and object oriented. He has been recognized in the past as an originator of a tactile fusion of photography and object-making. A transparency of vision and simplicity of fabrication with a concentrated regard for materials remain hallmarks of his serial productions. A sense of humour and a reverence for both Pop and Poveric sensibilities, as well as a hands-on approach; invade much of his work. His lifelong study of the works by artists Manzoni, Fontana, Pascali, Balla, Boccioni, and Scarpitta inform much of his work history, and indeed the pieces included in this exhibition.
Works by Alan Belcher are held in various public collections which include the National Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Art Gallery of Ontario (Toronto), Le Consortium (Dijon), Musee des Beaux-Arts (Montréal), Deste Foundation (Athens), Fotomuseum Winterthur (Zurich), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Chase Manhattan Bank, Credit Suisse Collection, Dropbox HQ (San Francisco), The Progressive Insurance Art Collection (Ohio), MoCA San Diego, Morris & Helen Belkin Art Gallery at UBC (Vancouver), and Musée Nicéphore Niépce (Chalon-sur-Saône, France) —as well as numerous prominent private collections.
[…] Alan Belcher joined us to talk about his show, Italian Art, which ran until May 18 at Hunt Gallery. His work is rooted in the work of Italian artists, particularly the nouveau realists and futurists; hence, the title connects to this strong influence. Additionally, Belcher has spent a great deal of time in Italy from the time he was a teenager and traveled there for the first time with his high school Latin class. To learn more about his connection to Italy and his work, listen to the complete interview. […]