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Ormond Memorial Art Museum ExhibitionPress Release
2006-10-26
Article Written by: Community Member
The Ormond Memorial Art Museum’s exhibition of Four-Footed, November 17 – December 31, 2006 will feature a two and three dimensional collection of fourteen artists; Diana Barringer, Rosemary Burns, Mindy Colton, Marsha DeBroske, Denis Deegan, Rose Marie Francke, Margaret Hodge, Hooshang Khorasani, Erik Peterson, Beth Shistle, Dodie Ulery, Barbara Vey and John Wilton. Also we will be featuring in our back gallery the work of “Sandy’s Garden” artists Chris Hill and Lee Malerich. OMAM, at 78 E. Granada Blvd. is open Monday – Friday 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday from 12:00 – 4:00 p.m. Admission is $2.00.
Four- Footed illustrates that at some point in their careers, most artists cannot resist some casual exploration into the animal form. For some it is a simple case of respite from the larger, more complex and grueling subject matter which they regularly study. For others, it is a welcome labor of love, capturing their loyal companion, who, by way of proximity became their ally in the otherwise lonely planet existence the artist often assumes. But it can’t be said that in every case, the motivations for these charming, exquisite and sarcastic interpretations are as simple as painting Fido because he’s there. John Wilton’s zany bovine collection of digitized images is, on the surface, a whimsical cow study, but as planned, the work compels the observer to take note of the shrinking wide open spaces the cow occupies in our conscience. It is nearly impossible to view his work without it eliciting some pride of place for the land, some nostalgia for the simplicity and some warning for the protection and preservation of “the county” and all of the values county living embodies for so many of us. Wilton is a Senior Professor of the Visual Arts Department at Daytona Beach Community College. His prolific body of work has been commissioned for numerous public art projects in the southeast. Locally, among a number of grants and commissions, He is recognized for the Ocean walk crosswalk in Daytona Beach, the Marine Science Center public art in Ponce Inlet and Daytona Beach International Airport, Art in Public Buildings commissions.
Standouts within the collection of domesticated Four-Footed creatures are the equestrian works of Hooshang Khorasani of Ruston, Louisiana. These magnificent large scale acrylics scream undomesticated as they roar, head-on across the canvas. His choice of color and kinetic, yet exacting brush strokes exacerbate the motion study. These works are so strong that at a glance one can hear the panting breath and the pounding hoofs of these exotic creatures.
The three dimensional bronzes of Mindy Colton and Marsha DeBroske share qualities of style and process, both capturing the magnificence of the equine form. Colton’s large scale sculptures have been commissioned for two central Florida locations.
Four-Footed is fourteen delightful interpretations of the loyal, the docile, the wild and the magnificent. It is well worth a look.
UPCOMING AT OMAM – Two Day Holiday Sale Nov. 11 & 12th, 10:00a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Don’t buy the ordinary gifts this year; find unique art gifts of jewelry, ceramics and 2-D wall art. For further information on these and other events at OMAM and supporting Ormond Memorial Art Museum and Gardens through membership, please call 386-676-3347 or email at omam78e@aol.com. Visit us on the web at www.ormondartmuseum.org.
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