James Surls, “Spot On.” Courtesy image
The internationally renowned sculptor and artist James Surls, based in the Roaring Fork Valley, will open a new exhibition in his home community.
His “Complete Fragments” opens Friday at the Art Base in Basalt. The show features 30 new drawings by the artist, who calls them “sketches of psychological being.”
The exhibition will be on view through Sept. 27.
The gallery selected the pieces from a series of 56 vignettes that Surls completed during a 20-day water fast earlier this year. Surls attended a health retreat in Santa Rosa, California, this spring, and during this rigorous health reset, rather than feeling depleted, he described feeling invigorated and found himself inspired.