Thursday, February 04, 2010
Art center to host reception with Stephen Pace February 21
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Wendy Knipe Bredhold Media Relations Specialist, News & Information Services 812/461-5259 The National Invitational Postcard Exhibit This traveling exhibition was organized by Jeanne Voltura, gallery coordinator for the City of Las Vegas Office of Cultural Affairs. She invited artists from across the country to create a postcard image about the state or city in which they live. Artists were also asked to recommend another artist in states other than their own, making this an exhibit co-curated by artists from across the U.S. The exhibit features small artworks, each 5" x 7" in size, created in a wide range of art media, styles, and techniques. Many include images or messages on the back of the postcards, and viewers are invited to examine them closely as they hang, suspended, in Gallery 1. USI Art alumnus Jon Goebel, son of Dr. Vella Goebel, assistant professor of teacher education, represents South Carolina in the exhibit former USI instructor Jason Baldwin has depicted Vermont, USI Spring 2010 Visiting Artist Brandon Sanderson has created the North Carolina card, and Katie Waters, USI professor of art, is the artist representing Indiana. Stephen Pace and the Figure This exhibition, in Galleries 2 and 3, showcases nearly 50 years of Stephen Pace's interpretation of the female figure, a frequent theme in his paintings and sketchbooks. As a young student of art in Evansville, Pace was schooled in basic skeletal and muscle structures. This particular discipline supports his ability to place a subtle line or shape and have it reflect the suggestion of a muscle or a bend of a joint. The earliest figure paintings on display were executed in the 1960s as his female figures were emerging from his abstract expressionist compositions of the mid-20th century. Over the next several decades Pace's graceful lines and organic shapes of color evolved into more compact and angular figures. Pioneers and Naive-Influenced Art from the Kenneth P. McCutchan Collection The grouping of artworks in the Entry Gallery includes artists considered to be pioneer painters or artists whose work has naive characteristics. Common threads through these two movements are simple, uncomplicated technique, formulated composition, and skewed perspective. The pioneer painter traveled during the frontier days of the Indiana Territory until the late 19th century when social and industrial structures were established. Following wealth and prosperity westward, the pioneer painters sought portrait commissions but would paint carriages, signs, or stencil ornamental friezes for additional income. A majority of these artists had little or no formal training and learning took place through apprenticeships. This exhibit includes the work of Indiana's foremost pioneer painter George Winter and landscape artist Rose O'Byrne. It is believed that an artist whose work is influenced by a naive style lacks education. In the late 19th century and early 20th century this was often true however, more formally trained artists have adopted this simple method as a springboard to artistic expression. This exhibit includes the work of 19th century artist Jacob Maentel and 20th century African-American artist Charles A. Owens. The exhibitions run through March 16, 2010. Art center hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. For more information, contact Waters, gallery director, at 812/464-1933. |
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