The confounding thing about art museum exhibits is that sometimes, you have to be at least slightly acquainted with the artist in order to understand and appreciate--or politely decline to admire--what you’re looking at. But not everybody’s an aficionado, and even those who are in the know can’t possibly be on familiar terms with every artist.
That’s why “Looking at Art: A Primer,” which is presented by the Boca Raton Museum of Art's Education Department through June 22, 2008, is not only a good idea, but something of a relief.
This enlightening exhibition, which is intended to inform and inspire artists of all ages, uses paintings, drawings, prints, photographs and sculptures from the museum’s Permanent Collection to teach a basic vocabulary of those art terms that assist artists in creating art, and viewers in critiquing art. These elements of art vocabulary consist of color, form, line, shape, space and texture, and the principles of design vocabulary comprise balance, contrast, emphasis, movement, pattern, repetition/rhythm, unity, value and variety. By combining these fifteen fundamentals, along with learning the precepts of their chosen medium, artists can create masterpieces.
Each master work is a fine example for many terms, and each included artist (see list below) is celebrated for a variety of reasons. Regardless, here’s what “Looking at Art: A Primer” is meant especially to impart: “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder,” and you are the judge.
The Boca Raton Museum of Art is open Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 10am – 5 p.m.; Wednesday 10 a.m. – 9 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday 12 p.m. – 5 p.m. Admission for Fall Exhibitions is $8 for adults, $6 for senior citizens (65 and older), $4 per person for group tours and $4 for students. For more information call 561.392.2500 or visit www.bocamuseum.org.
Works in the Exhibition
ANDY WARHOL
(American, born in PA, 1928-1987)
Space Fruit: Still Life, Pears
1979
Screenprint on Strathmore Bristol paper
Edition 113/150
30 x 40 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2004.112
Gift of Elke Pastor
ARMANDO MORALES
(Nicaraguan, born in Granada, 1927-)
Untitled
1964
Oil on canvas
68 x 49 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1993.359
Gift of Ellen Wragge
FRANK STELLA
(American, 1936-)
Sinjerli Variations IIA
1981
Lithograph in 45 colors
Edition 8/29
32 x 32 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1995.079
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Myron Mendelson
PRE-COLUMBIAN, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA
ZOOMORPHIC PEDESTAL VESSEL WITH ANIMAL HANDEL
Circa 1200-1400
Ceramic with polychrome pigments
14 x 19 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2002.037
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin A. Weiser
CAROLE FEUERMAN
(American, born CT, 1945-)
Catalina
1981
Oil painted resin
32 x 15 x 7 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2004.002
Gift of Caroline Goldsmith
JOEL SHAPIRO
(American, 1941-)
Untitled
1988
Cast bronze
Edition 3/3
8 1/8 x 20 x 11 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1992.041
Gift of Mrs. Edna Beron
AGUSTIN CÁRDENAS
(French, born in Cuba, 1927-2001)
Untitled
1971
Carved walnut
15 x 4 1/2 x 5 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1991.011
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Boris Leavitt
VICTOR VASARELY
(Hungarian, 1906-1997)
Vega (Pastel)
Undated
Serigraph
Edition 88/267
22 3/4 x 22 3/4 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1999.147
Bequest of Florence F. Starkoff
BRUCE PIERMARINI
(American, 1953-)
Yellow Pearl
1990
Acrylic on canvas
47 3/4 x 25 3/4 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2005.5
Gift of Marian Beren
ROBERT KUSHNER
(American, born CA, 1949-)
Reclining Woman
1988
Acrylic, oil, bronze powder, collage and pressed pulp on canvas
72 x 43 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2005.24
Gift of Gail K. Melhado
CARLOS CRUZ-DIEZ
(Venezuelan, 1923-)
Physichromie No. 571
1971
Acrylic, plastic and wood
23 1/2 x 94 ½ inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1991.010
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Steinman
MARTIN BRADLEY
(English, 1931-)
A Garden with a Sun Disc
1984
Oil on canvas
40 x 60 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2004.114
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John Stern
RICHARD ANUSZKIEWICZ
(American, born in PA, 1930-)
Tribal
1970
Liquitex on canvas
82 x 82 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2001.212
Gift of Mr. David Teiger
ANDERS GISSON
(American, born in NY, 1921-2003)
Museum
1991
Oil on canvas
16 x 20 inches
Museum Permanent Collection 1992.147
Gift of Michael and Peggy Gourgourinis, Galerie Mihalis on behalf of the Artist
ROLAND DORCELY
(Haitian, born in Port-au-Prince, 1930-)
Le Coq et La Lune
1957
Gouache on masonite
51 x 55 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1995.012
Gift of Mrs. Edna K. Allen
NATVAR BHAVSAR
(Indian, born in India, 1934-)
Bharga III
1977
Powdered pigment and acrylic on canvas
73 x 69 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2002.109
Gift of Ms. Marian Beren
JOAN MIRÓ
(Spanish, 1893-1983)
La Poétesse (The Poetess)
1959
Lithograph, from the portfolio “Constellations”
Edition # 155/350
14 x 17 3/8 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1992.093.009
Gift of Mrs. Edna Allen
PABLO PICASSO
(Spanish, 1881-1973)
The Centaur Picador
From Deux Contes: Le Centaure Picador
1947
Etching with drypoint
13 x 10 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1994.344
Gift of Janet Lehr
MICHAEL A. SMITH
(American, born in PA 1942-)
Yosemite
1988
Silver chloride contact print
7 5/8 x 19 1/2 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC1994.107
Museum Purchase
PRE-COLUMBIAN, GUANACASTE, COSTA RICA
Zoomorphic Pedestal Vessel with Animal Handle
Circa 1200-1400
Ceramic with polychrome pigments
14 x 19 inches
Museum Permanent Collection PC2002.037
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Irwin A.Weiser
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