{"id":3331,"date":"2020-02-18T19:27:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-18T19:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/?p=3331"},"modified":"2020-03-25T19:32:45","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T19:32:45","slug":"the-full-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/2020\/02\/18\/the-full-circle\/","title":{"rendered":"The Full Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Richard Paige<\/em> &#8212; There were flashes during the opening reception for \u201cNoli Me Tangere: Lamentations,\u201d where artist Kelvin Burzon \u201912 sought moments of quick reflection. In between questions or comments from patrons, or well wishes from friends, I could see him contemplating something deeper.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Eric Dean Gallery is a\nplace he loves dearly. Kelvin says he spent hundreds of hours in it as an\nundergraduate. Now, his art is featured on its walls through April 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI never thought I\u2019d be back\nthis soon,\u201d he begins. \u201cIt\u2019s a big thing. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ve processed the full\ncircle that it has become.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was introduced to\nphotography \u2013 his chosen medium \u2013 while a freshman at Wabash. Seeking an art\nclass as a balance to a planned major in biology or chemistry, his cousin had\nsigned up for a photography class taught by Professor Kristen Wilkens, so Kelvin\ndid too. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"325\" height=\"244\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Burzon_120A9638.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3333\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Burzon_120A9638.jpg 325w, https:\/\/blog.wabash.edu\/fyi\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Burzon_120A9638-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 325px) 100vw, 325px\" \/><figcaption>Kelvin Burzon \u201912.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>That 8 a.m. course changed his\nentire perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI ended up loving the romance\nof the darkroom,\u201d he says. \u201cIt brought out darker themes and the immediacy of\nwhat photography does. I\u2019d never been exposed to what photography was and what\nit could <em>do<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are multiple layers to\nhis art. There is the photography, but Kelvin also constructs the intricate wood\nframes and altars that display his art. The process isn\u2019t complete until it can\nlive on its own on gallery walls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t know until you see\nit on a wall,\u201d he says. \u201cIt not a file; it\u2019s no longer a Photoshop document;\nit\u2019s no longer a thought. The wood comes together with the photograph and it\u2019s\nlit up on a wall by itself with room to breathe. That\u2019s when I know (it\u2019s\nready).\u201d\n\nWith\nthe art presented telling much of his life\u2019s story over the past eight years, I\nasked Kelvin if he was ready to let it go. He smiles broadly and says, \u201cYeah,\nyour artwork is your baby. The easy part is that it\u2019s in a place where I know\nit will be respected and looked at thoughtfully \u2013 somewhere I\u2019m familiar and\nfeels like home.\u201d\n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Richard Paige &#8212; There were flashes during the opening reception for \u201cNoli Me Tangere: Lamentations,\u201d where artist Kelvin Burzon \u201912 sought moments of quick reflection. 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