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September Issue 2007
Myrtle Beach Art Museum in Myrtle Beach, SC, Offers Trio of Exhibitions
This fall, the Franklin G. Burroughs-Simeon
B. Chapin Art Museum, in Myrtle Beach, SC, continues to celebrate
its 10th anniversary with a trio of exhibits that will take viewers
to the far corners of the globe - and the inner recesses of the
mind. The exhibits include: Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom, Photographs
and Artifacts - Organized by The Society of the Four Arts,
Palm Beach, FL; The Art of Stephen Chesley: Twilight, Slight
Rain-Poetic Realist Paintings, both on view from Sept. 11
through Oct. 21, 2007; and Mapping the Dark: A Museum of Ambient
Disorders, Visual Fiction by Rosamond Casey, on view from
Sept. 13 through Jan. 6, 2008.
Tom Sterling
Bhutan: The Cloud Kingdom offers a unique view of a tiny Buddhist kingdom high in the Himalayas, for centuries closed to the outside world and shrouded in mystery but now captured in stunning images by photographer Tom Sterling. The exhibit comprises dozens of Sterling's photographs of the land and people of Bhutan, along with paintings, textile artworks and artifacts.
Mandala Sand Painting
In conjunction with the Bhutan exhibit, the Museum will host a special presentation Oct. 9-14 of The Mystical Arts of Tibet: Mandala Sand Painting, a 30-hour event during which a team of Tibetan monks will create an exquisitely hued sand painting in an ancient ritual of healing. The Mandala, or sacred sand painting, will be created over six days.
Stephen Chesley
Painter Stephen Chesley is known for his moody and atmospheric landscapes, often illuminated by ambiguous shades of dusk or moonlight. Rarely are human beings depicted in his works, but each painting holds a touch of mystery. The viewer is induced to wonder what is just out of sight or what happened just before the scene came into view.
Rosamond Casey
Even more mysterious are the vignettes that make up Rosamond Casey's Mapping the Dark. Casey assembles an installation of artworks and narratives purported to be the creation of ten distinct individuals - all creations of Casey's imagination. Their stories are told through over 100 images - boxes, books, photographs, collages and drawings, along with letters, "witness" accounts, newspaper and diary entries that combine to create portraits of these personalities.
For further information check our SC Institutional
Gallery listings, call the Museum at 843/238-2510 or visit (www.MyrtleBeachArtMuseum.org).
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