Contemporary Still-Life Paintings" Exhibition
Spanierman Gallery
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In this age of virtual reality, it is intriguing that still-life painting has been among the most resilient of artistic genres. Yet it is perhaps paradoxically the electronic world around us that has intensified the interest in this art form that dates to antiquity, for the portrayal of objects enables artists to consider our connection to physical matter, exploring our relationship to it culturally or individually, its familiarity or strangeness, and the ways that we invest it with meaning. The artists in this exhibition probe such concerns, whether using the vehicle of a particular motif to address shape and texture or taking a conceptual approach.
[Image: Michael Theise "Taking Chances" (ca. 2006-7) oil on board 19.5 x 19.5 in.]
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Schedule
from March 24, 2011 to April 16, 2011
Artist(s)
Deborah Bigeleisen, Yin Yong Chun, Terry DeLapp, Nancy Depew, Sarah Lamb, Richard Murdock, Michael Siegel, Michael Theise, Lynn Veitzer et al.