The Renaud
May 8, 2017
Amelia Currier is a working artist who mostly concentrates in printmaking processes. Receiving her Bachelor of Fine Arts from Wayne State University, she has also studied at the Boston Museum School of Fine Arts, the Instituto Allende, in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, and the Universita delgi Studi della Tusia, in Viterbo, Italy.
In the drawing The Renaud, Currier depicts a still life centered around her breakfast table using only bold wavy contours that express livelihood, energy, and the rhythm of everyday life. One sees clothes strung over the dining room chair, food left on the table with empty bowls and papers all over.
It's a universal scene, yet is culturally relevant because of the location the Renaud apartments. The Renaud was the stomping grounds for many Cass Corridor artists, such as Nancy Mitchnick, Michael Luchs, Gordon Newton, Robert Sestok, and many more. It was a staple residence for many of the artists, due to its location directly between Wayne State University where many artists studied, and the Willis Gallery, where many Cass Corridor artists showed their work.
Text by Emily Lane Borden