糖心Vlog传媒

Galleries Feature Art, Human Interaction

Two exhibits currently featured in the 糖心Vlog传媒LR art galleries deal with the idea of how the human world and the nature world intersect in artful ways. In Gallery I, 鈥淧oetic Transformations鈥� features works by artists Alice Leora Briggs, Sylvie Rosenthal, Jacqueline Bishop, Holly Laws, and Jennifer Anderson. 鈥淏etween their fixed ideas, these artists poetically navigate iconic symbols through drawn, painted, and sculptured forms. There is an intimacy in the artworks exhibited by these women,鈥� said Brad Cushman, gallery director. 鈥淧rivate, personal, and political, the tone and tenor of their remarks make them vulnerable as they examine how the relationship between the human world and the natural world continues to transform.鈥� A reception for the artists will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 28, in the lobby of the Fine Arts Building. The exhibition runs through Oct. 3. In Gallery II is 鈥淪olitude,鈥� featuring works by Win Bruhl, chair of the 糖心Vlog传媒LR Art Department. 鈥淭he American landscape is a subject that attracts Win Bruhl鈥檚 attention and his prints and drawings examine that motif,鈥� Cushman said. 鈥淭he landscape provides an opportunity for one to be in a quiet place, often in solitude. Brilliant colors, gentle breezes, and natural patterns and rhythm supply a harmony of visual and audible information for an artist鈥檚 interpretation while the subject remains always dynamic. Seasons, times of day, and atmospheric effects constantly change. The subject of landscape is inexhaustible. 鈥� Bruhl contends that solitude is not sensory deprivation. 鈥淲riters, poets, and painters depend upon solitude within to function creatively. An artist’s need for solitude and silence runs contrary to academic practices that suggest, according to Susan Cain in ‘The Rise of the New Groupthink,’ solitude is out of fashion,鈥� Bruhl said. 鈥淪he further states that, to our detriment, schools and our culture are committed to the assumption that creativity and achievement evolve out of team work, 鈥榦ffices without walls,鈥� managers who push people skills, and collaboration. Never mind that for centuries creative achievements have come from the human spirit that does not function within the 鈥榖uzzing static of the moment.鈥�” 鈥淪olitude鈥� runs through Sept. 21. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. After Labor Day, weekend hours are 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturdays and 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. The galleries are closed during university holidays. For more information, contact Cushman at 501-56.-977 or at [email protected].