Harmonies in Color: Six Contemporary Perspectives
On View August 24, 2019 Through March 8, 2020
Located in the Main Galleries (Floor 1)
Color is fundamental to an understanding of our world and profoundly affects our daily lives.
Although visible color constitutes only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, it is complex and endlessly fascinating to artists and scientists alike. Harmonies in Color explores the perception of color and brings together the work of six renowned colorists: Gabriele Evertz, Irene Mamiye, Pard Morrison, Jen Pack, Robert Swain, and Sanford Wurmfeld.
The exhibition includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, and “thread works,” and makes reference to major milestones in the scientific investigation of color, color themes and theories, and color as a subject in art. The artists featured in the exhibition work with different aesthetic media and are pursuing the investigation of color from different perspectives; but, all are united in their interest in the sensory experience of color.
Color is fundamental to an understanding of our world and profoundly affects our daily lives.
Although visible color constitutes only a small portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, it is complex and endlessly fascinating to artists and scientists alike. Harmonies in Color explores the perception of color and brings together the work of six renowned colorists: Gabriele Evertz, Irene Mamiye, Pard Morrison, Jen Pack, Robert Swain, and Sanford Wurmfeld.
The exhibition includes paintings, photographs, sculptures, and “thread works,” and makes reference to major milestones in the scientific investigation of color, color themes and theories, and color as a subject in art. The artists featured in the exhibition work with different aesthetic media and are pursuing the investigation of color from different perspectives; but, all are united in their interest in the sensory experience of color.
Thank you to our sponsors
About the Exhibit
Sound Is An Invisible Color is a companion exhibition to Harmonies in Color and will feature the work of Christopher Janney on the second floor of the Main Galleries.
Sponsored by Entergy; Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital; The Alma Lee, Norman, and Cary Saurage Fund; and an anonymous donor.
Irene Mamiye “Veil 9992,” 2014 Dye Sublimation Print on Aluminum 40 x 40 inches Image courtesy of the artist
Jen Pack “Harriet (hairy it),” 2006 Thread, fabric, wood Approx. 69 x 60 x 69” Image courtesy of the artist
Robert Swain “Untitled 6×6-3×23,” 2018 Acrylic on canvas 6 ft x 6 ft Photo courtesy of Yao Zu Lu.
Sanford Wurmfeld “I-18 + B/2 (Dk-BG-Lt),” 2018 Acrylic on canvas 42 x 85 inches / 107 x 216 cm Photo courtesy of the artist
