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April Issue 2008
Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte,
NC, Features Works by Robert Peterson and Donna Phipps Stout
Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte, NC, is
presenting two solo exhibitions including: Robert Peterson: The
Quiet Spirit, featuring new still life pastels by New Mexico
artist Robert Peterson and Donna Phipps Stout: The Top
of the Table, featuring atmospheric still lifes by Donna Phipps
Stout. Both exhibitions are on view through May 3, 2008.
Robert Peterson
Robert Peterson's pastels are quintessential examples of Luminism with their intense drama of light and shade. Depicting the play of light across the simplest forms in minimal arrangements, his images possess a mysteriously perceptible air of silence. In doing so they transcend photorealism to create an emotional response to their shape, texture and composition. Since his first exhibition in 1969, Peterson has been honored with well over one hundred gallery and museums exhibitions across the United States. He is currently represented in numerous public collections including the Museum of Fine Arts in Santa Fe and the Mint Museum in Charlotte.
Donna Phipps Stout
Donna Phipps Stout's atmospheric still lifes evoke a sense of poetic mystery. Her traditional representations of flowers, fruits and vessels arranged on linen-draped tabletops suggest that some kind of previous social interaction has taken place. Stout says, "Sometimes I want the seemingly random arrangement of these imperfect objects to hint at the presence of someone or something just beyond view." She believes a good painting, like a good poem, should allow for investigation, not just observation. A Kentucky native, Stout has been represented in over eighty solo and group exhibitions during her career.
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