Pots and Pictures: Leslie Field and Morris Weiner

From Catherine Couturier Gallery:

“Catherine Couturier Gallery is pleased to present Pots and Pictures, an exhibition that uniquely combines the photography of Leslie Field with the debut of Dr. Morris Weiner’s ceramic art. The exhibition will be on view from September 7th through October 12th, 2024. According to Lisa Volpe, curator at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston: Though they embrace different media, Leslie Field and Morris Weiner are driven by the same endless curiosity and sincerity. Enthusiasts of art in all its forms—music, literature, cooking, and visual art—Field and Weiner channel their interests and eagerness into their own artistic work. In turn, their eye-catching pots and engaging pictures reveal the openness and creative spirit of their makers.“I just like to play.”
Considering the skill and variety of his pots, it is
surprising to learn that Morris Weiner signed up
for his first ceramics class in 2000–a night
course at MFAH’s Glassell School of Art.
Despite his admiration for the medium, he
struggled at first. “Then, all of a sudden, this
form came out of nowhere,” he recalls. 24 years
later, Weiner spends 4-5 days a week in the
studio, experimenting with texture, glazes and
surfaces. Unafraid to embrace chance and new
ideas, his pots reveal Weiner’s spontaneity and
openness at the wheel.

“I like to see if the muse will speak to me.”
Referencing the variety of subjects and
approaches in her lauded photographs, Leslie
Field demurs, “I’m just constantly trying to
figure out what I can pull out of the things I’ve
been given.” Whether highlighting the graphic
inks and smears of Polaroid prints, embracing
the gentle mystery of shadows, creating visual
poetry out of object combinations, or
harnessing the power of circular repetition,
Field’s work is grounded in chance and
adaptation. Her photographs encourage the
viewer to look again, exposing the often-unseen
possibilities of the everyday.

This exhibition benefits the Sherrie and Alan Conover Center for Liver Disease & Transplantation at Houston Methodist Hospital. The Conover Liver Center offers specialized programs for all advanced liver diseases and cancers. As part of the Houston Methodist J.C. Walter Jr. Transplant Center, they perform more than 100 liver transplants annually, including living donor, split-liver and multi-organ transplants.

A public reception will be held on Saturday, September 7th, from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM, offering an opportunity to meet the artists and delve deeper into their work.

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