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October Issue
2009
Gibbes Museum
of Art in Charleston, SC, Offers Works by Brian Rutenberg
The
Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, SC, will present the exhibit,
Brian Rutenberg: Tidesong, featuring works by South Carolina
native Brian Rutenberg, on view in the Museum's Main Gallery,
from Oct. 23 through Jan. 10, 2010.
Organized by the Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte, NC, the exhibition features abstract landscape paintings - two of which are thirteen feet wide. Inspired by the landscape and waterways of his home state, Rutenberg's work combines brilliant color with expressive brushwork to create visually stunning abstract paintings. This exhibition accompanies the release of Brian Rutenberg: The Sensation of Place, the first ever major monograph on the artist's paintings and drawings.
Titled Tidesong, the exhibition includes recent paintings on canvas and works on paper that explore the artist's fascination with the landscape and quality of light along the South Carolina coast. Reflecting on his work, Rutenberg has said, "My imagination was in large part formed by my childhood experience growing up in the Lowcountry of South Carolina from Myrtle Beach down to Charleston and to this day I still use that sense of light and that geography as kind of a springboard, as a starting point for the work even though the work does not end up being about the Lowcountry or anything down there. There's a certain kind of light down there when you're around a lot of water. It's like a silvery, blue light that permeates everything. It can be melancholic. It can be joyful. It can be many, many different facets, and I try to get that feeling of light."
"We are pleased to host an exhibition for South Carolina native Brian Rutenberg, in conjunction with his new book. The exhibition and the book celebrate his noteworthy mid-career accomplishments," said Gibbes Executive Director Angela D. Mack.
A South Carolina native,
Rutenberg received a BFA from the College of Charleston and an
MFA from the School of Visual Arts in New York City. Since 1985,
Rutenberg has been honored with over 100 gallery and museum exhibitions
across the United States, including a retrospective in 2006 at
the South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC. The artist lives
in New York City with his wife and two children.
This exhibition was made possible by funding from the auxiliary
group Gibbes, etc. The media sponsor of Tidesong is Charleston
Magazine.
Established as the Carolina
Art Association in 1858, the Gibbes Museum of Art opened its doors
to the public in 1905. Located in Charleston's historic district,
the Gibbes houses a premier collection of over 10,000 works, principally
American with a Charleston or Southern connection, and presents
special exhibitions throughout the year. In addition, the museum
offers an extensive complement of public programming and educational
outreach initiatives that serve the community by stimulating creative
expression and improving the region's superb quality of life.
For further information check our SC Institutional Gallery
listings, call the Museum at 843/722.2706 or visit (www.gibbesmuseum.org).
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