EYE OF THE BEHOLDER: AGSM Figure Drawing Group
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Art Gallery of Southwestern Manitoba 710 Rosser Ave, Suite 2, Brandon, Manitoba R7A 0K9
AGSM, "Eye of the Beholder," 2018
Reception: September 13, 7:30pm
According to Cezanne, “Monet is just an eye. But what an eye!”
“Eye of the Beholder” presents the results of many eyes beholding one image—the human form. Every Thursday evening at the AGSM, these 18 artists work side-by-side, drawing a live model. Some of the artists have been participating in the group for decades; some joined as recently as this year. Each beholds a single model through distinctive eyes. The eye of each beholder produces the I of each artwork. Some artists deconstruct the body, producing abstraction, cubism, surrealism, or symbolism. Others seek to capture the play of light on flesh, constructing impressionistic images. A few opt for realism, or the complex visual vocabulary of expert cartooning. All focus on the process of seeing how the human body moves through space. Eye of the Beholder is a seriously playful collection of diverse images by like-minded colleagues who are serious about the human form.
Artists:
Grace Buitenhuis
Jeremy Carter
Larry De Vries
Jenni Engelbrecht
Maria Egilsson
Cathy Gfellner-Donald
Kathryn Anne Henry
Robin Lytle
Kathy Metelski
Kurt Noll
Art F. Oscar
George Phillips
Curt Shoultz
Neil Stouffer
Linda Aleta Tame
Bev Ward
Jack Witt
Alyssa Wowchuk