Color
Color is one of the most exciting elements of art. It personifies beauty, expresses emotion, and creates a mood. The power of color has a profound effect on the viewer. It鈥檚 one of the first ways we learn to decipher the world around us. Color can sway thinking, and cause reactions both joyful and extreme. Color can seem absolute, but it shifts and changes.
Artists manipulate color to turn our perceptions on their heads; to challenge our understanding of reality. Color is magical. Color is cultural. Color is symbolic. Color signifies. How do our interpretations of color affect our perceptions? Our prejudices? Our stereotypes? Does color reflect the racial, social, and political forces shaping our communities? The LGBTQ community, for example, has taken the rainbow of all colors for their symbol of strength and unity.
This exhibition considers artists鈥 relationship to color, and shares the ways in which they experience and celebrate it. It honors color and its vibrant expressions. Join us in the gallery for an exploration and celebration of color!
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Color is one of the most exciting elements of art. It personifies beauty, expresses emotion, and creates a mood. The power of color has a profound effect on the viewer. It鈥檚 one of the first ways we learn to decipher the world around us. Color can sway thinking, and cause reactions both joyful and extreme. Color can seem absolute, but it shifts and changes.
Artists manipulate color to turn our perceptions on their heads; to challenge our understanding of reality. Color is magical. Color is cultural. Color is symbolic. Color signifies. How do our interpretations of color affect our perceptions? Our prejudices? Our stereotypes? Does color reflect the racial, social, and political forces shaping our communities? The LGBTQ community, for example, has taken the rainbow of all colors for their symbol of strength and unity.
This exhibition considers artists鈥 relationship to color, and shares the ways in which they experience and celebrate it. It honors color and its vibrant expressions. Join us in the gallery for an exploration and celebration of color!
Artists on show
- Edwin P. Shelton
- Aaron Ollero
- Amanda Mulcahy
- Amel Dockery
- Amy Renzulli
- Andrew Arkell
- Angelus
- Annelise Bronsveld
- Ashe Laughlin
- Cait Hardie
- Chanhee Kim
- Chantal Danyluk
- Chopali Young Connor
- Claire Jones
- Constance Volk
- David Feingold
- David Lozano
- David Reninger
- Debra Davis-Crabbe
- Denise Presnell
- Donna June Katz
- Doug McAbee
- Emily Dormier
- Erica Dincalci
- Frederick Hovey
- Gaby Silva Bavio
- Ginny Krueger
- Iris Goldstein
- James Bowden
- Jamie Kost
- Jeannine Hunter Lazzaro
- Jenny Wu
- John Zilewicz
- Judith Shepelak
- Justice Macklin
- Katherine Skwira-Brown
- Katsy Johnson
- Laura Cerf-Dahl
- Laurel Izard
- Laurie Lebreton
- Leisa Shannon Corbett
- Leslie Bellavance
- Letitia Quesenberry
- Louise Boruque
- Mary Foster
- Matthew Shirrell
- Mesoma Onyeagba
- Michael Goss
- Michael Litewski
- Monika Malewska
- Owen Brown
- Patrick Schmidt
- Simone Athena Scigousky
- Susan Marx
- Thomas Celewicz
- Tom Duffy
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Color is one of the most exciting elements of art. It personifies beauty, expresses emotion, and creates a mood.