Yumpu_Catalogue_Peacemaking

MFA from James Madison University. For nearly
two decades Herb lived and taught at Bethany
College in West Virginia where he and his wife,
Anita, raised three daughters. While in West
Virginia, Herb’s artwork evolved into
statements about life circumstances, both
whimsical and political. His work has been
exhibited in 200 shows throughout the United
States and abroad. Herb retired from teaching
in 2015 to build a house in Virginia and make
art full time.
Herb Weaver
An art educator for over three decades ranging
from middle school to the college level, Herb
Weaver strives to take art off the pedestal and
into the daily lives of the viewer. Initially
trained more as an “art generalist” in a liberal
arts setting, Weaver later focused on the
medium of ceramic sculpture and earned an
“The “arrows through the heart” are actually
rods extracted from a library cabinet’s card
catalog, intended to accentuate Trump’s 4th
grade reading level. The chains hanging down
from the neck-area are symbolic of “chain
migration” to remind us that the current First
Lady is a recipient of this policy. And the
plastic “umbrella” of “Make America Great
Again” that covers the head represents the
shield of ignorance under which he and his
base mask their true values. On the base are a
series of ten quotes extracted from the
internet. The black text are Trump’s words
that are compared to biblical passages in red
text. This oxymoronic juxtaposition of
thoughts are intended to signify the hypocrisy
of the “Christian Right” who blindly deny the
actual teachings of their “Prince of Peace.”
Herb Weaver | April 2018
A Great, Great Peace Extinguisher
Ceramic and mixed media
117 x 41 x 41 cm | 2015
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