Three new exhibits are on display at the Memorial Union Gallery until July 24.
“Imaging Place,” is a photography exhibit by Carll Goodpasture. According to Esther Hockett, visual arts and gallery coordinator, Goodpasture is one of the rare individuals who understands our place in the biological world and uses ideas from science integrated with art to promote environmental awareness.
“Given Carll's artistic abilities and his background in science, the viewer may not be fully aware of his inclusive, underlying goals, which at one level are as obvious as the subject in a picture, but at another level are as hidden as the instinct to preserve our own species,” Hockett said.
A reception and artist's talk is planned for Friday, June 26, at 1:30 p.m. in the gallery.
“New Work by Elizabeth Austin,” is the debut of Austin's “Illuminated Windows” series, which is a group of large-scale works for gallery display and site-specific installation. Austin's signature technique of painting on the reverse of transparent acrylic sheets with acrylic paints and added metallic powders and holographic foils lends itself to the identical use you would find for stained glass. The large paintings on display showcase the technique.
Hockett says the viewer's perception of Austin's transparent works changes dramatically in different light conditions. “The holographic inclusions and metallic powders, which are reflective during the daylight hours, become silhouetted against the darkness of night and the colors grow in vibrancy. More subtle changes occur throughout the day as well as seasonally,” she said.
Cindi Finley Mintie’s “Remembrance of Things Past” also is on display. She envisions her art as preserving the past. Most images that she uses have come from her family's stored memorabilia that dates as far back as the 1850s. “The discovery of mysterious letters from Norway, written in the 1890s and 1900s, inspired me to look further into the past,” she said. “As I learned, these mysterious letters were love letters between my great-great grandfather and great-great grandmother from Norway to the U.S.A. This started a never-ending journey of new beginnings for them and all of us to come.”
Concentrating in portraiture and digital prints, her interest lies in preserving images of the past by way of computer digitizing and compiling them for aesthetic beauty. She also likes to take portraits of people that capture their true spirit and personality.
June 15, 2009