City of Gaithersburg issued the following announcement on May 18.
Gaithersburg’s Arts on the Green presents “Marksmanship,” an exhibit exploring how artists use intricate systems of marks to create visually complex compositions. The exhibit is on display May 18 through July 7, 2018, at the Arts Barn, 311 Kent Square Road. Viewing hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Saturday, 1:30 to 5 p.m. The public is invited to meet the artists during a free Artists Reception on Thursday, May 24, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
Marks are the foundation of visual art. The moment an artist puts a drawing implement or brush to a surface, they begin to develop a system of marks that will meld together into an artistic creation. The four artists featured in this exhibit use marks in very different ways to realize their visions.
Anna Fine Foer often uses watercolors and cut pieces of paper to create highly detailed imagery revolving around a theme. Her themes are in response to her intellectual curiosity. Many of Anna’s works in this exhibit relate to the human nervous system. Recurring themes in her often very colorful and intricate art works include scientific discoveries, technology, alternative energy, location, and natural and unnatural disasters.
Chee-Keong Kung is a native of Singapore who lives and works in McLean, Virginia. His art works are “built up overtime with layers of color glazes, calligraphic brushwork and hard-lined geometry.” Chee’s abstract pieces are high-energy with a Kandinsky-like quality to them.
Lori Anne Boocks saves the detail in her color field-like paintings for the calligraphic images and inscriptions that she incorporates in them. Lori has always enjoyed calligraphy and storytelling. Her use of marks in her works heightens the beauty and mystery of her often serene feeling compositions, which use personal stories as a starting point. Her layers of words and paint are evocative of the time and distance that shroud the stories of our lives. Lori is inspired by artist Cy Twombly.
Kevin Hluch, a ceramicist, was chosen to complement the works in this exhibit because of the beautiful way his marks enhance his forms. Kevin is a former professor of fine arts at Montgomery College and has taught around the world. He is the author of “The Art of American Contemporary Pottery,” which showcases the brilliant work of potters around the country.
Please note that some of the artwork is for sale and all images are copyrighted by the artists.
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Source: City of Gaithersburg
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