Abstract Beauty Of Scarred Landscapes Is Subject Of Exhibit At
The University Of Virginia Art Museum
August 18, 2004 --
WHAT: Exhibit: “Emmet
Sept. 1- Friday, Oct. 15
of Virginia Art Museum
155 Rugby Road
Wylie, assistant professor, U.Va. McIntire Department of Art
Sept. 4, 2 p.m.
155 Rugby Road
Gladys S. Blizzard Lecture
Oct. 4, 5:30 p.m.
Hall, Room 156
Disfigured, often unrecognizable landscapes are the subject
of the exhibit, “Emmet
Gowin Photographs,” on display at the University of Virginia Art Museum
beginning Wednesday, Sept. 1, and running through Friday, Oct. 15.
when the landscape is greatly disfigured or brutalized, it is
always deeply animated from within,” Gowin says. This animation
of the damaged landscape is as evident in the photographer’s
black-and-white images as the brushstrokes of the abstract expressionist
paintings they often resemble.
The images bridge
the space between the fantasy of the abstract and the physicality
of the earth.
will give the Gladys S. Blizzard Lecture about his work on Monday,
Oct. 4, at 5:30 p.m. in Campbell Hall,
Honoring the late
who helped create the museum's education program with
her vision, compassion and wisdom, this annual series features
member of the
in Danville, Va., Gowin received a B.F.A. from the Richmond Professional
Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth
and later did graduate
work at the Rhode Island School of Design, where he
came into contact with photographers
Harry Callahan, his mentor and teacher at RISD, and
Robert Frank, whom he met in New York City.
information about the exhibit or the museum, call (434) 924-3592
or visit the museum
Web site at: http://www.virginia.edu/artmuseum
Jane Ford, (434) 924-4298