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February Issue
2011
Shain Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features
Works by Henry Barnes and Yury Darashkevich
Shain Gallery in Charlotte, NC, will present
an exhibit of new works by Henry Barnes and Yury Darashkevich,
on view from Feb. 11 - 28, 2011. An opening reception will take
place on Friday, Feb. 11, from 6-9pm.
A native Georgian, Henry Barnes attended Young Harris College
and Huntington College on basketball scholarships. Following graduation
he served in the US Navy and pursued several career interests
including music before realizing his passion as a painter.
Barnes' principle art studies include six intensive years with
Constantin and Roman Chatov, Russian artists trained in Classical
Modernism, who in turn trained with the New York Art League and
Robert Brackman. It was in the Chatov Studio that Barnes developed
his unique color palette and achieved his masterful understanding
and use of light. Barnes studied with New York artist Daniel Greene,
as well as Yves Brayer, a noted French artist, while painting
in Paris.
Barnes paints landscapes, architectural, figurative and still-life
with equal skill. European vistas dominate his landscapes, drawing
from his travels to Ireland, Spain and Italy. His success in translating
light into various times of day or night is always a source of
interest. Barnes' unique palette is warm and cool at the same
time contributing to the sense of enchanting serenity and that
"all's right with the world" feeling that his paintings
capture.
Yury Darashkevich was born in Belarus in 1962. Following his passion,
he attended and graduated from Belarusian State Academy of the
Arts in 1985. Upon graduation he began a career in the illustration
and graphic design field, painting in his spare time. After several
very successful solo shows, Yury started to devote his attention
to art in the early 90's. Shortly after making this career change,
he and his family moved to Toronto Canada.
Darashkevich's works are about visual perception and the ways
in which the face or body or sometimes even a simple cup responds
to the color, line, texture or pattern. The "Thing"
or "Subject" by itself, surrounded by "Great Nothing"
is his passion. He tries to establish a very private dialog between
the viewer and the subject matter of his paintings. He creates
a simple and sincere conversation without any unnecessary details.
Located in beautiful Myers Park, Shain Gallery has been on the
forefront of the North Carolina art scene since 1998. The gallery
represents many leading national and regional artists, and recently
won the "Best of the Best Award" for best Charlotte
gallery.
For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 704/334-7744 or visit (www.shaingallery.com).
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