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Convergence explores the recent efforts of three distinct Kansas artists—Louis Copt, Daniel Coburn and Jim Brothers—whose work embodies much of what we love about our home state: the great expanse of native landscape, our rich history and ongoing narrative.

But it is also about friendship. As the relationship between these artists grows, so does their work. Copt and Coburn, known primarily for painting and photographing the vastness of natural Kansas space and the passage of time, are experimenting with figurative work and collage. Brothers, whose life-size sculptures tell the story of Kansas and its role in the evolution of our nation has developed a taste for assemblage.

For the first time, Copt, Coburn and Brothers converge as friends and visual storytellers and showcase the new, exciting directions their work is taking. This exhibit runs from July 2 through September 3, 2010.
–Zan Popp, exhibit curator

RELATED EVENTS

First Fridays Opening Reception
Friday | July 2 | 5:30–8:30 PM | Sabatini Gallery

Artist Talk with Louis Copt
Thursday | August 5 | 6:30 – 8 PM | Sabatini Gallery

First Friday ArtWalk
Friday | August 6 | 5:30 – 8:45 PM | Sabatini Gallery

Watercolor Demonstration with Louis Copt
Saturday | Aug 14 | 1 – 3 PM | Sabatini Gallery

Artists' Roundtable with Copt, Coburn & Brothers
Thursday | August 26 | 6:30 – 8:30 PM | Sabatini Gallery

Exhibit Walkthrough

FROM THE ARTISTS (click on names to visit artists' websites):

My work has been influenced by a number of things, least of which is the environment in which I grew up and currently live. Rural Kansas and the Flint Hills have been the major focus of my work since the mid 80's. Travel has also had a great influence on my painting…I enjoy the challenge of interpreting different surroundings through the lens of past experience. –Louis Copt

My sculpture is inspired by my fascination with people. I seek to document their history, their experiences, and their accomplishments—to tell their stories. –Jim Brothers

As my work progressed I began to focus on the impact of a human presence. I began to study areas that were once occupied and then abandoned. I began to study areas that only saw an occasional visitor and were protected from human influence. –Daniel Coburn

BOOKS TO CHECK OUT

• The Art of Black and White Photography by John Garrett
• The Photographer’s Guide to Black and White by John Freeman
• Between Earth and Sky by Daniel Coburn (non-circulating)
• American Sublime by Andrew Wilton
• Creative Composition and Design by Pat Dews
• Flint Hills Cowboys: Tales from the Tallgrass Prairie by James Hoy
• Tallgrass Prairie: The Inland Sea by Patricia Duncan
• The Portrait in Clay by Peter Rubino
• The Mighty Fallen: Our Nation’s Greatest War Memorials by Larry Bond

DVDs TO CHECK OUT

• Digital Photography Unleashed
• Flint Hills: Meditations from a Kansas Prairie
• Sunflower Journeys Episode 2012 / Pasture Burning in the Flint Hills
• Sunflower Journey's Celluloid and Canvas / Louis Copt interview

RELATED ARTICLES

• 3 Visual Storytellers Converge at Library's Alice C. Sabatini Gallery
  by Lisa Coble-Krings
• Convergence Opens at the Sabatini Gallery
  by Downtown Topeka Inc
• Daniel W. Coburn: Rants and Accolades
  By Daniel Coburn
• First Friday begins Fourth weekend
  by Bill Blankenship / Topeka Capital-Journal
• Jim Brothers Plains Destiny
  by Sherry Best
• Jim Brothers, The Man Behind the Bronze
  by Trish Nixon
• The Visions Behind Convergence
  by Trish Nixon
• Louis Paints A Barn—In Under 60 Seconds! (VIDEO)
  by Heather Kearns
• Friends and Neighbors 2010
  Lawrence Journal World