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Jeff
Williams uses texturing and symbolic figures in his
mixed media painting to give an abandoned building (with
a functioning coke machine) a mysterious aura. Williams’
artwork, as well as that of other LCA artists, will be
on view at the Lincoln Arts Institute from October 14th
to November 6th.
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Texture and Tone the theme of Logan
County Arts October exhibit at the Lincoln Arts Institute
Artist reception October 14th
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[October 11, 2021]
Logan County Arts members will open their
October, 2021 exhibition, entitled “Textures and Tones,” with a
reception from 5 to 8 p.m. on Thursday, October14 at the Lincoln
Arts Institute, 112 S. McLean St, Lincoln.
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The gallery will also be open on Friday evenings
from 5 to 8 p.m. throughout the month, with exhibiting artists on
hand to discuss the works. The events will follow current Covid
guidelines.
The show will illustrate the wide variety of ways in which texture
and tone are part of contemporary visual arts. Springfield artist
Jeff Williams uses a mix of acrylic media and photography to build
up layers on his canvases, then rubs some of the acrylic textures
away to reveal glimpses of images underneath. The resulting collage
is like a fading memory, half remembered, half unfamiliar.
Photographer Randy Washam also employs tones to create emotion or
mood, as in his large photograph on canvas of a Super Moon rising
above silhouetted farmland. The face of the moon glows eerily in a
vignette of mysterious deep shadows and reflections.
Many artists use ordinary or found objects to create texture in
their works. Jason Hoffman has made a thoughtful observation about
“thoughtless” labor with an abstract work created from randomly cut
and pasted pieces of strapping tape. “Sometimes we are frustrated by
a job that seems mindless, endless and without a point,” he
explains. “That’s what I was thinking of. The piece was finished
when the roll of tape was used up.” Laura Elliott likes to create
mixed media pieces incorporating natural materials she picks up
during her walks. Since bark from each species of tree is
distinctive in color and texture, a single piece discovered in the
park, when included in an artwork, not only is beautiful but can
bring to mind the entire tree and its original surroundings.
Pam Moriearty’s acrylic rendition of a flowering plant also
emphasizes the subtle tones and patterns in blossoms and leaves.
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She notes, “This is my homage to the early botanical
illustrators. They accompanied the voyages of discovery, making paintings of all
the unfamiliar plants as the only way to document their true colors. Sometimes
you can tell, the artist was really captivated by the beauty of some exotic
specimen with an unpronounceable scientific name.”
An entirely different way in which artists interpret tone and
texture is used by Tony DiPasquale. He says, “I thought of tones and textures
not as color or physical features, but as the tones and textures in music.”
Listening to his favorite psychedelic or classic rock music, he tries to draw
the music on to the paper. This helps him focus on the parallel fantasy universe
whose creatures and adventures inhabit his drawings. These are not children’s
cartoons or superheroes, but beings whose poignant encounters and minor
tragedies are very similar to our own.
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After opening night, the artworks will be available for viewing and purchase on
Friday evenings and by appointment until November 6. Also available at the
October reception will be information on the November show, a solo exhibition of
works by artist Chris Tice, whose studio is at the Lincoln Arts Institute.
[Pamela Moriearty] |