Zucker's Evening Sea and Clouds |
Two area
artists’ personal visions of tranquility will highlight the November and
December calendar at the Widener University Art Gallery. The exhibition will
run from November 7 through December 15.
Goldberg's Permafrost |
The
paintings of Richard E. Goldberg and Barbara J. Zucker comprise the 2
Visions of Tranquility exhibition. The more than 40 paintings in the
exhibition, mostly oil or acrylic on canvas, espouse each artist’s
interpretation of tranquility—from Zucker’s vision of the Sohoodic Peninsula of
Maine’s Acadia National Park to Goldberg’s images of quiet, spiritual moments
that contain elements of the surreal.
Goldberg, a
resident of Huntington Valley, Pa., is a retired vitreoretinal surgeon and
self-taught artist. His use of color, light, atmosphere, intrigue and
minimalism evoke an emotional response, drawing the viewer into the painting.
Pared composition and chromatic unity add to the feeling of peace, calm,
reflection and harmony in his work.
“Art
provides a unique opportunity for artists and viewers to open themselves to
each other and even something larger than themselves,” Goldberg said.
The subject
matter of Zucker’s works focuses on some of her favorite Maine locations,
including the Sohoodic peninsula, a blueberry field that turns brilliant
scarlet in the autumn, and a small, salt water pond that is just a 15-minute
walk from her summer home.
“While these
paintings are about special places, they are equally studies in color, light,
shape and other formal, abstract elements,” Zucker said. “The paintings have a
contemporary feeling due to heightened color and simplified forms.”
On Saturday,
November 10 at 1 p.m., the gallery will sponsor a special exhibition-related
discussion titled “Chaos & Tranquility” in University Center Room C. The
discussion will address the elements required for structural balance in both
paintings and brains. Featured speakers include Neurosurgeon James Mills and
Executive Director Esther Hofknecht Curtis of the Brain Injury Association of
Delaware, and Tracey Landmann, Art Club program director and editor. The
discussion will be followed by a reception with the artists in the Widener Art
Gallery from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
The gallery,
which is free and open to the public, is open on Wednesday through Saturday
from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. The gallery will be closed Nov. 22-24 for the
Thanksgiving holiday. The gallery is located on the Main Campus of Widener
University in University Center on 14th Street between Walnut Street
and Melrose Avenue in Chester.
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