Boswell Mourot Gallery will display Brad Cushman鈥檚 art
Brad Cushman's 2016 polymer etching, "Though False But Intended True II" New etchings and paintings from Brad Cushman, the director of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock Art Gallery, will be on display at from June 10 to July 1.聽An opening reception for the exhibit, 鈥淭hough False Intended True,鈥 will be held from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, June 10, at Boswell Mourot Gallery, 5815 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock.Landscapes, trees and their reflections, weathered surfaces, and textures have inspired this series of paintings and mixed media works.鈥淐ushman is drawn to the expressive use of color and texture,鈥 said Kyle Boswell, owner of Boswell Mourot Gallery. 鈥淗e manipulates paint with brushes, his fingers, and rollers used for relief printing. He wipes the surfaces of these paintings on paper and on board much like a printmaker hand wipes plates.鈥The exhibit will also feature two new political satire paintings and gestural drawings inspired by Van Gogh鈥檚 peasant drawings.Cushman received a Master of Fine Arts in painting from the Cranbrook Academy of Art. He is the voice of 鈥淧icture This鈥 on the Little Rock NPR stations, and he produces a television show entitled 鈥淚nside Art鈥 in conjunction with University Television at 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock.