Two exhibitions
dal 26/2/2010 al 10/7/2010
Segnalato da
26/2/2010
Two exhibitions
Portland Museum of Art, Portland
Frederick Lynch uses a system of repeated geometries and mathematical divisions to explore a multitude of visual possibilities. This exhibition of 25 recent works by Lynch will pair his large painted canvases with smaller sections of each of his paintings. The Youth Art Month Exhibition displays more than 100 works of art by students from around the state, in recognition of the value and importance art education plays in Maine schools.
Division and Discovery: Recent Work by Frederick Lynch
As an abstract painter, Maine artist Frederick Lynch (born 1935) uses a system of repeated geometries and mathematical divisions to create his art. Division and Discovery: Recent Work by Frederick Lynch, on view February 27 through July 11, 2010, will feature 30 works in a range of media including paintings, works on paper, wooden sculptures, and painted reliefs.
Lynch’s paintings evoke the type of order and chaos found in patterns of nature—branching, veining of leaves, and molecular systems. He often begins a work by drawing a 120 degree line, and then continues to further divide the picture plane into hundreds of increasingly smaller shapes, each layered with variations in color, line, and scale. In Lynch’s recent work, he has dissected these vibrant, painted geometries, isolating them into individual units, or Segments as he terms them. Once distilled, the shapes are then magnified in drawings, gouaches, and wooden constructions.
The exhibition pairs sculptural segments and works on paper side by side, highlighting the evolution of specific forms through shifts in scale and media. Carefully rendered drawings suggest architectural specimens, while 3-dimensional wooden constructions are given painterly surfaces that challenge their sculptural nature. Although each generation of segment is unique, they are conceptually linked with the ones that came before. This is the first time the sculptural segments will be exhibited with their companion drawings and large scale paintings. Collectively, this body of work articulates the artist’s vision in both pictorial space and physical space on a macro and micro scale.
Fred Lynch has lived in Maine for more than 35 years. He served as a faculty member of the Art Department at the University of Southern Maine from 1981 to 2006, and has exhibited widely throughout New England and beyond. In 2005, the Farnsworth Art Museum in Rockland mounted a 20-year survey of his work. His work is in numerous public and private collections including the Portland Museum of Art.
Related Program
Exhibition Celebration: Frederick Lynch
Saturday, March 13, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Free with Museum admission.
Celebrate the exhibition Division and Discovery: Recent Work by Frederick Lynch with a presentation by the artist. Listen to Lynch talk about his career and process, then join him in the exhibition for a question and answer session. A reception in the artist’s honor will follow in the McLellan House. This program is made possible in part by the Bea Gilmore Fund for Museum Education.
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Youth Art Month Exhibition
This year the Portland Museum of Art is proud to celebrate 16 years of hosting the Maine Art Education Association’s annual Youth Art Month exhibition. This exhibition displays more than 100 works of art by students from around the state, in recognition of the value and importance art education plays in Maine schools. It is a treat each year to exhibit the work of these talented students—mark your calendars and make a special trip to the Museum to get an exciting glimpse of the future of the art world.
Celebration Reception Saturday, March 6, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m
Free admission
Image: Frederick Lynch (born 1935), Segment Collective 4, 2009, oil on pine, 50 x 40 inches. Lent by the artist.
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Kristen Levesque - Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Seven Congress Square Portland, Maine 04101 (207) 775-6148 ext. 3223 klevesque@portlandmuseum.org
Opening 27 February 2010
Portland Museum of Art
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