Sculptural Reflections

with Artist Andrew Light

Krasl Art Center is pleased to present Andrew Light: The Shadow Caster Variations, an exhibition that reflects on two decades of sculptural exploration by artist Andrew Light. On view October 4 through November 16, the exhibition features new and recent works that explore the correspondence between images and ideas, and how shadows shape perception.

For much of his career, Light has created sculptures intended for outdoor placement, where seasonal shadows become part of the work itself. Through years of photographic documentation, Light has amassed an archive of these ephemeral forms. In this exhibition, he transforms those shadow—images born of absence into drawings, portraits, and sculptures that explore possibility, imagination, and the heroic tradition.

Light explains, “Shadows inevitably exist outside of the realm of things, made purely of possibility, their presence constituted by absence. Without the burden of being a thing, they become a place for imagining, for questioning what might be.”

The exhibition demonstrates Light’s shift from a practice rooted in direct engagement with physical materials toward one informed by images and their generative potential. His process of experimentation — marked by both failures and triumphs — elevates fleeting impulses into resolved works of art.

Krasl Art Center Associate Curator Meli Bandera notes, “Andrew’s work bridges the tangible with the intangible, reminding us that absence and presence exist together in constant dialogue. His practice is both rigorous and poetic, and this exhibition highlights the depth of his inquiry into form, light, and possibility.”

Andrew Light is an award-winning, multidisciplinary artist with an emphasis in direct metal sculpture. Trained both academically and through apprenticeships, he is celebrating his 20th year of professional practice. Light has participated in hundreds of exhibitions throughout the United States and the United Kingdom, with works included in public and private collections worldwide.

ALSO ON VIEW IN THE LAB:

FOSTER WILLEY

Krasl Art Center’s Lab gallery will feature Lake Deity, a public sculpture proposal by St. Joseph native and nationally recognized public artist Foster Willey. Known for his large-scale commissions in bronze, metal, concrete, and stone, Willey brings his deep interest in the intersection of sculpture, community, and the built environment to this visionary work. Lake Deity is designed for placement along the shores of Lake Michigan, honoring the lake’s spiritual and ecological significance while inviting public reflection and interaction. Drawing from both classical and modernist traditions, the proposal presents a striking yet welcoming form that celebrates the lake’s role in the region’s identity and heritage.

Foster Willey, preliminary study of the lakefront sculpture, 2025

For more information regarding the exhibitions, visit www.krasl.org

EXHIBITION SPONSORS: The Boulevard Inn & Bistro, Midwest-Family Broadcasting, Silver Beach Pizza, Kruggel Lawton CPA, and The John DeVries Insurance Agency, and KZoom.

About Krasl Art Center:

Krasl Art Center provides southwest Michigan residents and visitors the opportunity to experience contemporary art exhibitions, new artist projects, and creative events, as well as art classes, camps, guest artist workshops, and community-wide programs. The center opened in 1980. Indoors, it houses galleries, art-making studios, and a gift shop. Outdoors it celebrates public art through sculpture placements on its campus and throughout the community. Krasl Art Center's mission is to inspire meaningful change and strengthen community through the visual arts. To learn more, visit krasl.org.