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Renaissance Gallery opens ‘Visions of Music’ exhibit
Ten-year-old Harlie Black looks at some art on display during the “Visions of Music” art exhibit at the Renaissance Art Gallery on Sunday.
Purchase this photoHUNTINGTON — Based on the artworks hanging at the Renaissance Gallery this spring, everyone has a different idea of music.
It’s a flutist playing, or the sound of the surf. It’s cowboys with their guitar and harmonica around a fire, or the symphony created when sunbeams pierce a cloud.
Some literal and some figurative, the works now on display in the gallery are part of a new show that opened Sunday, titled “Visions of Music.” The exhibit includes about 45 pieces, all featuring a musical theme, 8-by-10 inches or smaller in size, and all up for sale. They range in price from $30 to more than $300.
They were painted by members of the gallery, members of Arts Resources of the Tri-State and members of the public.
“It’s an interesting little show, to see the things people thought of when they started thinking music,” said Fern Christian, an artist and president of the gallery. “I always want music when I’m painting. I just don’t feel like painting without it. It spurs you on.”
Throughout history, artists have tried to interpret the emotions and moods that music elicits, artist Lillianne Bowersock said in a press release about the exhibit. The artists in this show are “taking on the awesome task of visually expressing the love affair with music that characterizes human creativity,” she said.
Some artists received special recognition for their paintings. They include Sandra King, Award of Excellence for “String Study 1”; Brandi Stevens, first place for “Play it Again, Sam”; Barbara Yon, second place for “Blue Bonsi”; Barbara Delligatti, Merit Award for “Porch Practice”; Helen Williams, Complimentary Award for “Surf Sings”; and Sabrina Reyntjens, Complimentary Award for “The Life of Cowboys.” They were judged by Emeritus Professor Robert Hutton of the Marshall University Art Department.
The show will be up through May in the former Huntington High building at 8th Street and 10th Avenue. It’s open noon to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday and 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Renaissance Gallery is open to new and experimental works as well as traditional art. For more information, contact the gallery at (304) 525-3235 or via e-mail at gallerywv@yahoo.com.
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