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Berkshire Botanical Garden – Microcosms
Sat Jun 08, 2024 - Sun Aug 04, 2024
5 West Stockbridge Rd. Stockbridge, Mass -
Berkshire Botanical Garden – Microcosms
June 8 through August 4
5 West Stockbridge Rd. Stockbridge, Mass
STOCKBRIDGE, MASS. — Berkshire Botanical Garden (BBG) presents “Microcosms,” an exhibition featuring works by Peter D. Gerakaris that draw attention to — and seek to mend — the fundamental interconnectedness of all living things.
The exhibition runs through August 4 in the Leonhardt Galleries.
A journey of reverence and wonder, “Microcosms” includes dynamically colored icons and mosaics created by means of Old-World techniques as rare and endangered as the flora and fauna they depict. Gerakaris also includes several of his botanical/topographical works in tondo (circular paintings), origami sculptures and hand-embellished prints and works on paper.
“Each work functions more like its own miniature world, or microcosm, while simultaneously sharing a strong common thread with all the other works,” said Gerakaris, who lives in Cornwall, Conn.
The creator of the “Spotted Owl Mosaic,” an installation that has resided in BBG’s Vista Garden since 2021, Gerakaris sees “Microcosms” as a bit of a homecoming.
“BBG and I of course share the philosophy that humanity is not apart from nature but rather a part of nature,” he said. “As soon as that philosophical shift happens on a grander scale, we are less likely to destroy nature, less likely to destroy ourselves.”
He earned a bachelor’s degree in fine arts from Cornell University and a master’s degree in fine arts from the City University of New York Hunter College. His works over the years, including large-scale public installations, have been exhibited around the world. They are showcased in various permanent institutional and private collections.
Leonhardt Galleries hours are 9 am to 5 pm, seven days a week. Berkshire Botanical Garden is at 5 West Stockbridge Road. For information, 413-320-4795 or www.berkshirebotanical.org.
FEATURING WORKS BY PETER D. GERAKARIS
A journey of reverence and wonder, “Microcosms” includes dynamically colored icons and mosaics created by means of old – world techniques as rare and endangered as the flora and fauna they depict. Gerakaris also includes several of his botanical/ topographical works in tondo (circular paintings), origami sculptures and hand-embellished prints and works on paper.
Leonhardt Art Galleries open seven days a week, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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