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"The Human Condition", by artist
Rene Magritte, 1933, exemplifies the landscapes analyzed by
E.W. Ross. |
AUG. 6, 2010 -- "The Persistence of the
Picturesque in Landscape and Memory", exploring the ageless human
affinity for landscape scenes, will highlight the Saugatuck-Douglas
Historical Society "Tuesday Talk" on August 17 in the Old School
House Discovery Center, 130 Center Street, Douglas. The one-hour
program begins at 11 a.m.; admission is free and public attendance
is invited.
Presenter E.W. Ross, program director at Ox-Bow
and former dean of continuing education at The School of the Art
Institute in Chicago (SAIC), is a practicing and exhibiting artist
and has shown his work internationally. Ross received his Masters of
Fine Arts from SAIC where he was graduated with honors in 1980.
His talk examines such questions as why the "good
view" is so compelling and satisfying to the eyes and soul of the
viewer, what is the meaning of "picturesque", and why the idea of
picturesque has resisted change over the course of time. Illustrated
with projected slides, the talk will show examples of
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how landscape art moved from the symbolic to the
sublime as the ongoing struggle and accommodation between humanity
and nature played out. Ross also will probe deeper genetic links to
human appreciation of beauty and nature, and the role of the
instinctual in understanding the picturesque. Audience participation
is welcomed to enliven the discussion with comments and questions.
This Tuesday Talk is sponsored by Saugatuck's
James
Brandess Studios and Gallery, creating and offering
paintings, prints, greeting cards and other forms of art with
emphasis on area landscapes.
Tuesday Talks with varying topics and sponsors
will be held throughout the summer, concluding August 31, in the
west exhibit room at The Old School House. Free but limited parking
is available in the Old School House driveway, with more along
Center Street and nearby side streets.
For a full schedule of Tuesday Talks, and more
information about the Historical Society, its Museum and its Old
School House Discovery Center, visit
www.sdhistoricalsociety.org.
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