The Caribbean Museum Center for the Arts is pleased to announce the next exhibition, titled Waldemar Brodhurst – Wire Art/Crucian Stories on view from Feb. 7 to March 22.
The opening reception is Friday, Feb. 7 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. with live music by four members of the Los Maestros Band at 5:30 pm and small bites provided by Waldemar Brodhurst and his son.
Waldemar Brodhurst is an artist born and raised on St. Croix whose artwork is made from found and recycled materials. His subjects, human, animal and folkloric, are infused with their own unique vitality and self-expression. Waldemar is a fourth generation Brodhurst of Danish, Puerto Rican and Afro-Caribbean decent. His work is deeply rooted in and created from stories derived from his lived experience as a Crucian community member. Cultural and historical icons appear regularly in life sized forms and in small table-top iterations of Moko Jumbies and the Three Queens of St. Croix’s historical Fire Burn. Revered environmental favorites such as turtles, birds, and iguanas are celebrated through thoughtful wire forms with glimmering sea glass eyes. Fairies and mermaids appear in small glimpses of play or life-sized figures demanding respect and honor through their depictions of beauty and sensuality.
Waldemar first began expressing himself through art after his mother’s death, which deeply affected him. He found the ability to channel and release his feelings into sculptures. His work, and the man himself, are a testament to the transformative power of art. The first sculptures were small, hand-held explorations but his popularity and artistic vision quickly grew. Today, his energized work can be seen all over the island and the world in public spaces and private collections with sculptures reaching 10 feet or more. But it is in his female figures that we see a deeply held respect and admiration for the strength of women. These expressions were formed by the courage he witnessed in his own mother.
The work of Waldemar Brodhurst is being celebrated at CMCArts in the solo exhibition Wire Art/Crucian Stories on view from Feb. 7 through March 22.
An exhibition catalog capturing this exhibition will be available at the CMCArts museum store and at cmcarts.org in the coming weeks.
The showcase features artwork for sale that directly supports the educational exhibition programming of CMCArts and our local artists.
Please watch cmcarts.org for workshop opportunities provided by Waldemar Brodhurst during the course of this showcase.
