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March Issue 2005
Carolina Galleries in Charleston, SC, Offers Works by Philip Juras
Carolina
Galleries in Charleston, SC, will presents new paintings by Philip
Juras in an exhibition entitled, Southern Landscapes, on
view from Mar. 4 through Apr. 4, 2005.
The 11 paintings in the show were painted between Oct. 2004 and
Feb. 2005. The work includes plein air work from Ossabaw Island,
GA, and studio work from locations in South Carolina, Georgia,
and Florida.
Juras believes that the landscapes of the Southeastern coast often presents scenes that are both beautiful and inviting through the processes of nature. Juras states, "Working in the field and in the studio, I endeavor to capture something of these arrangements of nature, and the effects of a particular moment's sunlight. I hope to give the viewer a tangible sense of being in these scenes, and in those moments of being there, to understand the way they work, and to feel the desire to explore them further".
Juras, a native of Augusta, GA, is a landscape
painter. His love for natural landscapes began on the many trips
his family made to explore the forests and fields of the Southeast,
and continued to grow through many years of travel through Europe
and the United States. Juras' work as an artist began in earnest
while he was studying in Cortona, Italy. After receiving his Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree from the University of Georgia in 1990, he
continued to travel frequently, painting the landscapes of the
places he visited, including England, Germany, India, and the
western US.
Juras earned a Master of Landscape Architecture degree from the
University of Georgia in 1997, writing his thesis on the pre-settlement
savannahs that once flourished across the southeastern piedmont.
After working two years in the landscape architecture profession
in Alexandria, VA, Juras returned to Athens, GA, in 2000 to devote
himself more fully to painting. Though still painting the landscapes
of foreign travel, much of his current work explores southeastern
landscapes which have remained in a natural state. Juras' work
is held in private collections in the US, Germany and India, and
has been exhibited in one and two person shows and juried group
exhibitions.
In addition to being Charleston's oldest gallery
specializing in the art of the Charleston Renaissance, Carolina
Galleries also features contemporary paintings celebrating the
region's continuing aesthetic evolution. The gallery has been
featured in Southern Accents, National Geographic Explorer,
Town and Country, and Architectural Digest. Carolina
Galleries has a primary emphasis on nineteenth and twentieth century
masterpieces, especially landscapes and genre scenes in Charleston
art, spanning from the 1850s to the present.
For further info check our SC Commercial Gallery listings,
call the gallery at 843/723-2266 or at (www.carolinagalleries.com).
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