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May Issue 2002

Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features Works by Philip Geiger & Other Artists

Hidell Brooks Gallery in Charlotte, NC, is pleased to announce their first solo exhibition for Philip Geiger, entitled New Paintings, on view May 3 through June 15, 2002. Concurrently with this exhibition, we will be having a group exhibition with new works by Eric Aho, Carol Anthony, Tom Berg, Barbara Fisher, Tony Hernandez, Brian Rutenberg and Christopher Terry.

Philip Geiger received his MFA from Yale University in 1980. He currently resides in Charlottesville, VA, where he has been a professor of art at the McIntire Department of Art at the University of Virginia for over twenty years. Geiger regularly exhibits on both coasts and his work is represented in many public collections including the Arkansas Art Center, Little Rock, AR; The Chemical Bank and The Citibank, New York, NY; General Mills, Minneapolis, MN among many others.

Geiger's lustrous light, loose brushwork and Subtle color exquisitely captures the subtleties of daily life and demonstrates the artist's recognition of those inevitable pauses that occur in the midst of life's activities. His works eschew a specific narrative challenging the viewer to meditate on life's daily rituals and thereby opening a window into our collective American subconscious.

Geiger explains, "I begin a painting directly from the figures and subjects I see everyday, starting simply blocking in the light and space. As I work to turn this start into a painting, the idea of the image begins to grow. I want to find the color relationships that will express a certain complexity and mystery of light. I'll move and add figures until I see a convincing human presence. At all states I stay close to direct observation, taking the painting back to the spot or moment that inspired it."

A group exhibition of new works by eight gallery artists will also be on view. Eric Aho continues to paint impressions of the Vermont landscape. Carol Anthony creates luminous pears and apples by using her fingers to apply oil crayon on paper. Tom Berg is pursuing further imagery of chairs within the landscape. Arless Day creates a new series of fictitious ancestors through his medium of collage and gouache on board. Barbara Fisher paints and collages her symbolic abstract grid paintings. Tony Hernandez's encaustic paintings on wood panel continue to use figures to relate the message of hope. Brian Rutenberg further pushes the boundaries of abstract landscapes. And, Christopher Terry creates peaceful and quiet rooms consisting of cloth covered tables with still lifes.

For more information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings or call the gallery at 704/334-7302.

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