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January Issue
2010
City Art Gallery
in Columbia, SC, Features Works by Tarleton Blackwell
City Art Gallery in
Columbia, SC, will be presenting an exhibit of works by Tarleton
Blackwell, on view from Jan. 12 through Feb. 20, 2010.
A native South Carolinian, Blackwell's subject matter is the Southern Narrative of his formative years with layers of sophisticated commentary that comes with the richness of experience.
According to Blackwell,
"Most folks say that an artist's best work is done in their
70's and 80's." "Since Blackwell is still on the fifty
side of sixty," responded Gallery Director Wendyth Wells,
"He is only on the approach to his mature master work."
She continued, "When speaking with Blackwell most folks
find him excited and invigorated by his perception of yet another
level of achievement in his work. His use of color is bolder and
bush strokes more deliberative and meaningful to the many layers
of composition."
Blackwell says he is still learning about himself and the unlimited
possibilities of expression that bring an ever-higher level of
awareness. When questioned about his work he often answers, "Well
there is always something going on and more to know. The challenge
is to provoke a verbal response to the viewer's unmet capacity
to grasp the full meaning of the narrative."
Concludes Wells, "With accolades from around the world including the White House, this exhibition affords South Carolinians the opportunity to see works by one of the state's most distinguished artists and native sons. Blackwell's mild, unpresuming manner belies the passionate conversations that one enters into with his paintings."
For further information
check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at
803/252-3613 or visit (www.cityartonline.com).
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