I have been drawing people since I was 14 years old. I was one of those kids who doodled in the margins of the notes all the time, while still listening to the teacher and taking a full set of notes. It seemed I couldn’t listen well unless I let part of my mind be occupied with the images. At age 14, my parents gave me a rapidograph pen. From then on, the pen became a part of my hand and drawings a part of my life.

When I draw, I find freedom in the black line as the pen rolls over the paper. I draw best when I am confined in a chair or am in a contained environment where I must listen intently; as in a musical performance, a lecture or very dry meeting. Often contradictory feelings or ideas take shape on the page. My imagination is free while my attention is focused elsewhere. Sometimes images emerge on the paper which exposes thoughts that were unknown to my conscious mind. These offshoot images expose new insights. What a joy!

Clay is a different media. Creating a sculpture takes planning and much less spontaneity. As I work the clay, it warms and softens in my hands. I transcend to a place in my in my imagination which I cannot use in my daily life. Working the clay is a foray into the daydreams of creativity. The finished bronze piece has a different visual and tactile sensation. The bronze is cool to touch, firm and very far from the warmth of clay in my hands. The piece has transformed. The visual fluidity is uncharacteristic of metal. My soft clay image has emerged as a permanent piece, fixed now in time.

The bronzes are about balance. They reflect my growth from adolescence into maturity. In my professional world, I am continually reminded of how delicately life is balanced.

My bronzes are people who reflect aging and wear. They are still dancing, doing cartwheels or resting. They are caught in the moments of transition. They may fall or fly. They are reflections of the delicate balance of life.

Or maybe, sculpture is about still playing with dolls, and drawing is a sojourn in imaginary worlds.


ARTIST'S STATEMENT 2010

DRAWING
I draw when confined to a chair and intently listening: in school, meetings, or concerts. I have found that allowing my hand to travel across the paper into images enhances my understanding of the audio information. As a youngster, I realized that sound energized me, especially when I played my violin. But, without the instrument, I found that that all that energy engendered by music needed an outlet. So I drew on the program, the meeting notes, scraps of papers, notebooks. A gift of a special pen allowed me to create permanent india ink images. The lines would spring up and the image grow, then I would discover its meaning, like a revelation of my internal life beyond the stimulus of the sound. When attempting to listen in school or a meeting, my mind would wander into commentary on the subject. Since I feared censure if I were to speak up, the commentary would spring onto the paper. I became aware of the power of images through these visual commentaries.

BRONZE
I learned to cast bronze and the use of metal at Mills College. It was a challenge for me to learn to do what others in civilizations throughout the world had done for thousands of years. The 3rd dimension in imagery felt good to my hands. Working the soft clay then laboring toward hard metal completed a transformation into an image which was unbreakable. Balance, or lack of it, dominates my images, especially the bronzes. The work reflects my life in the fragile balance of grace and loss.


RESUME

EVANY D. ZIRUL BA, M.F.A., D.O.

Born in Brooklyn, New York

404 East Sussex Way
Fresno, CA 93704

Email: Zirul@comcast.net
Website: zirulart.com

AWARDS

Best in Show: "Modern Woman", (bronze) "Nudes in November"
 
2009
Honorable Mention, sculpture (bronze), California Sculptor's Symposium
 
2009
Best Sorensen choice, Drawing, nupastel, "Nudes in November"
 
2009
Second Place, Sculpture "Nudes in November"
 
2009

ART DEGREE AND EXPERIENCE

Instructor in the Figure, Camp Ocean Pines California Sculptors Symposium,
Cambria California
 


2010

Instructor in the Figure, Camp Ocean Pines California Sculptors Symposium,
Cambria California
 

2008
Instructor of Fine Arts, Center College,
Danville, Kentucky
 

1972-1974
M.F.A. Sculpture and Design, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas
 

1972
Teaching Assistant, University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas
 

1970-1972
Humbolt State College, Bronze Casting,
Arcata, California
 
1969
BA Art History, Mills College,
Oakland, California
 

1968
Art Course-work, Stanford University,
Palo Alto, California
 

1968
Art Course-work, The Art Institute of Kansas City,
Kansas City, Missouri
 

1967

PUBLIC ART

“THE ACORN GATHERER”
Commission for Clovis, California installation
 


2009

MEMBERSHIP

Fig Tree Gallery
 

2009-CURRENT

ART PUBLISHED

Permanente Medical Journal "Modern Woman" (bronze)

2009

Permanente Medical Journal, Drawings,

2007

Quilt IV, Ishmael Reed and A. Young 1984
Quilt V, Ishmael Reed and A. Young 1985
medical illustrations for various medical publications
 
 

RELATED SKILLS

Pen and Ink drawings, medical illustrations published in Medical Journals, personal commentaries and caricatures
 

EXHIBITIONS

Fig Tree Gallery “Drawings and Sculpture Evany Zirul
 

2010

Chris Sorensen Nudes in November
 
2009, 2010
Pink Show, Chris Sorensen Studio
 
2009, 2010
Chris Sorensen Studio Artist, group show 2008
 
The Nude, Group Show, Chris Sorensen Studio, Fresno, California
2nd prize sculpture
2nd prize for Chris's favorites
 

2007
2007
“The Fresno Four”, Chris Sorensen studio, Fresno California 2006
 
Members Show, KC Artist’s Coalition, Kansas City, MO 1997
 
Kansas City Artist’s Coalition, Sculpture, Kansas City Missouri 1996
 
Central Exchange, group exhibit, sculpture, Kansas City Missouri 1996
 
The Muse Gallery, Women, sculpture, Kansas City, Missouri 1995
 
Heartland Theater, Drawings, Kansas City, Missouri 1994
 
Heartland Theater, Sculpture, Kansas City, Missouri 1994
 
Central Exchange, Drawings, Kansas City, Missouri 1994
 
Food For Thought, Drawings, Kansas City, Missouri 1992
 
Labors of Love, Kaw Valley Arts Exhibition, Kansas City, Kansas 1991
 
Body Language, Artists En Masse, Lawrence, Kansas 1991
 
First Bank of Gladstone, Drawings, Gladstone, Missouri 1990
 
Art in the Woods, Drawing, Overland Park, Kansas 1990
 
Artists En Masse, Lawrence, Kansas 1989
 
Corner Restaurant, Drawings, Kansas City, Missouri 1989
 
Westport Art Fair, Kansas City, Missouri 1989
 
Art in the Park, Kansas City, Missouri 1988
 
Central Exchange, Drawings, Kansas City, Missouri 1987
 
Pargot Gallery, Drawings, Edison, New Jersey 1985
 
Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri 1979
 
Centre College Regional Arts Center, Danville, Kentucky
 
1974
Miller Gallery, Cincinnati, Ohio 1973
 
Gallery West, Mendocino, California 1972
 
Fasi Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri 1972
 
Ten Year Retrospective, Jewish Community Center Contemporary Arts Gallery
 
1972
 
Vorpal Gallery, San Francisco, California 1972
 
University Designer Craftsman Show, Kansas City, Kansas 1972
 
Contemporary Gallery, Kansas City, Missouri 1971
 
Major Exhibition Center, Kansas City, Missouri 1971
 
University of Kansas Teacher’s Exhibition, Lawrence, Kansas 1971
 
Mills College Senior Exhibition, Oakland, California 1968
 

RELATED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Retired: Ear, Nose, Throat and Facial Plastic surgeon (Otolaryngologist) from Kaiser Permanente, Fresno CA
 


4/01/2008

volunteer ENT provider physician, Povorello House, Fresno CA
 
2008-current
Violin, 12 years, youth soloist with the Kansas City Philharmonic
 
1960
Kansas State Music Champion, solo violin
 
1961-1964
City Orchestra, San Francisco volunteer 1970

 

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