Michael James Moran, an independent furniture designer in Charleston, announces a fall solo exhibition at downtown gallery Rebekah Jacob. Moran’s first solo show with the galley, titled “Meeting with Trees,” will feature all new, original pieces that speak to the relationship we build with tress through furniture.
“Meeting with Trees,” which will run from November 16 to 24, 2009, marries Moran’s custom woodworked furniture and sculpture with the contemporary aesthetic of Jacob’s Lower King Street gallery space. Moran, whose oeuvre deals with designing around perceived “imperfections” in wood, says “It seems ironic to me that many of the characteristics that make a tree unique are often overlooked or discarded.” Driven by a need to balance the presentation of these “quirks” with a functional modern aesthetic, Michael James Moran Woodworked Furniture is a hand-tooled workshop for the present age.
The opening reception for Moran’s “Meeting with Trees” exhibition will take place on Thursday November 19, from 6-8 pm. An artist’s lecture – going in-depth on the pieces in the exhibition as well as the practice of sourcing wood and joinery methods – will be hosted in the gallery the same night at 7PM.
