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June Issue 2007
Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC, Features Works by Aaron Morgan Brown and David Skinner
In keeping with its tradition of introducing new artists to the southeast, Elder Gallery in Charlotte, NC, presents the work of two up-and-coming painters. From June 1 - 30, 2007, the gallery presents, Real and Imagined, featuring paintings by Aaron Morgan Brown and David Skinner.
Aaron Morgan Brown has a wide ranging background in the arts, including painting, music, and theatre. Both of his parents are artists and his wife Ann Piper is a tenured painting professor and artist.
Brown earned his BFA from the University of Kansas and an MFA from Syracuse University, graduating with honors from both institutions. He has studied with many notable teachers with national reputations, including the late realist painter Robert Brawley, pop artist Roger Shimomura, and figurative painter Jerome Witkin. At Syracuse University, he was chosen from among hundreds of applicants in every department to receive a coveted third year fellowship.
Brown is the recipient of numerous other honors and awards, including a Pollock-Krasner grant in 2005. In 2003, he was made an honorary alumnus of the Roswell Artist-In-Residence program and his work was added to the collection of the Anderson Museum, after spending the year in Roswell during his wife's residency. His work hangs in many private collections nationwide, and several corporate and university collections.
In 2006, Brown won a first place prize in The Artist Magazine national competition, Experimental category. He has been featured in many other national publications, including New American Paintings, Gallery and Studio magazine (NYC), NY Arts magazine, and Harper's magazine.
David Skinner's contemporary images of the California and Blueridge landscapes are derived from his deep respect for the legacy of the California Plein Air painters and their noble portrayals of light and terrain. He boldly defines his personal style within the genre by pushing the boundaries of color and composition, drawing upon the integrated traditions of the Bay Area Figurative and Abstract Expressionist movements. Skinner's work showcases his affinity for the light, space, and radiance of the landscape, his style signifying an integral understanding of the New York and San Francisco schools of Rothko and Diebenkorn.
Skinner's brushwork is loose yet representational with several layers of paint applied closely to and interacting with the canvas. Transient colors and edges suggest a leaning towards transcendentalism; renderings favor intuitive usage of color and perspective over straight objectivity.
Skinner interprets the relationship of natural light with the land through a lens of diverse shades and tones. Vast, soothing color fields punctuated with daring, bold elements of flora are quintessential characteristics of Skinner's unique vision.
Skinner's fine art training includes the University of California at Santa Barbara and the Master of Fine Arts program at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
For further information check our NC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 704/370-6337 or at (www.elderart.com).
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