{"id":14670,"date":"2024-05-14T19:51:20","date_gmt":"2024-05-14T23:51:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/?p=14670"},"modified":"2024-05-14T20:19:12","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T00:19:12","slug":"alan-belcher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/alan-belcher\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan Belcher"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3514\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-14670-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/AlanBelcher.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/AlanBelcher.mp3\">https:\/\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interview\/2024\/AlanBelcher.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/interviews-by-brainard-carey\/id1468502583?mt=2&amp;ls=1\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/5ZxsN79E1W6VJOjQF9GNuZ\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/tunein.com\/radio\/Interviews-by-Brainard-Carey-p1236598\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/feeds.podcastmirror.com\/interviews-by-brainard\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/goo.gl\/xSQrKY\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_more\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click here to  join mailing list\" rel=\"nofollow\">Click here to  join mailing list<\/a><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_14672\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14672\" style=\"width: 291px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14672\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot.jpeg?resize=291%2C388&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"291\" height=\"388\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?resize=696%2C928&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?resize=1068%2C1424&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Alan-Belcher-Headshot-scaled.jpeg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 291px) 100vw, 291px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14672\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alan Belcher, courtesy of Hunt Gallery<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i><a href=\"https:\/\/huntgallery.info\/Italian-Art\">Alan Belcher&#8217;s<\/a><\/i><i> concept-based work is decidedly multi-layered and object oriented. He has been <\/i><i>recognized in the past as an originator of a tactile fusion of photography and <\/i><i>object-making. A transparency of vision and simplicity of fabrication with a concentrated <\/i><i>regard for materials remain hallmarks of his serial productions. A sense of humour and a <\/i><i>reverence for both Pop and Poveric sensibilities, as well as a hands-on approach; invade <\/i><i>much of his work. His lifelong study of the works by artists Manzoni, Fontana, Pascali, <\/i><i>Balla, Boccioni, and Scarpitta inform much of his work history, and indeed the pieces <\/i><i>included in this exhibition.<\/i><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Works by Alan Belcher are held in various public collections which include the National <\/i><i>Gallery of Canada (Ottawa), Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris), Art Gallery of Ontario <\/i><i>(Toronto), Le Consortium (Dijon), Musee des Beaux-Arts (Montr\u00e9al), Deste Foundation <\/i><i>(Athens), Fotomuseum Winterthur (Zurich), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), Chase <\/i><i>Manhattan Bank, Credit Suisse Collection, Dropbox HQ (San Francisco), The Progressive <\/i><i>Insurance Art Collection (Ohio), MoCA San Diego, Morris &amp; Helen Belkin Art Gallery at <\/i><i>UBC (Vancouver), and Mus\u00e9e Nic\u00e9phore Ni\u00e9pce (Chalon-sur-Sa\u00f4ne, France) \u2014as well as <\/i><i>numerous prominent private collections.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14673\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14673\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14673 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=696%2C538&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1024%2C791&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=300%2C232&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=768%2C594&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1536%2C1187&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=2048%2C1583&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=696%2C538&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1068%2C825&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1920%2C1484&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Napoli-2024-side-lo.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14673\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Napoli, 2024, Neapolitan ice cream on canvas 10 x 16 x 3 inches 25.4 x 40.7 x 7.7 cm, courtesy of LFdocumentation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14674\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14674\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14674 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=696%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=1187%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=1582%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1582w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=696%2C901&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?resize=1068%2C1383&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?w=1854&amp;ssl=1 1854w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/vesuvio-vesuvio-2024-lo.jpg?w=1392&amp;ssl=1 1392w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14674\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Vesuvio Vesuvio, 2024 Oil on canvas, pepperoni pizza, lava from Vesuvius 22 x 22 x 5 inches 56 x 56 x 12.7 cm, courtesy of LFdocumentation<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14675\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14675\" style=\"width: 696px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-14675 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=696%2C901&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"901\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=791%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 791w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=768%2C994&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1187%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1187w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1583%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1583w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=696%2C900&amp;ssl=1 696w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?resize=1068%2C1382&amp;ssl=1 1068w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/museumofnonvisibleart.com\/interviews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Roma-2024-side-lo.jpg?w=1855&amp;ssl=1 1855w, 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