For Alberto Rey, a Cuban-born artist and professor at Fredonia State College, painting is a way to reveal aspects of the natural world that are hidden in plain sight.
At #2, 2. Art Connoisseurs
An unusual art project scheduled to tour New York State by way of the Erie Canal will get its start right here at SUNY Buffalo State by way of the Burchfield Penney Art Center.
The State Department had bought about 150 paintings and, in the 1940s, planned to send them on propaganda world tours. The shows were meant to “exemplify the freedom of expression enjoyed by diverse artists in a democratic country,”
On February 4, 2014, the obituary headline, “Joan Mondale, passionate arts advocate as the wife of vice president, ambassador,” caused sadness and reflection.
Future historians, archivists and curators won’t just measure 464 by the artists it supported and the work that it exhibited but also, hopefully, by what it instigated. So, as 464 continues forward, if you like it, participate; if you hate it, start something else.
MaryBeth Parrinello wishes she was a time traveller!
Two artists I look at a lot are Charles Burchfield and Edward Hopper. Their work intrigues and delights my eyes. But just as important studying their art has made me a far stronger painter.
Perry Nicholas will join poet and nonfiction writer E.R. Baxter III in a reading at 7 p.m. Friday in the auditorium of the Burchfield Penney Art Center sponsored by the M&T Second Friday Series
Peter Tower, customs broker, philanthropist May 29, 1921 – Feb. 5, 2014