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Elder Art Gallery Gallery
Brings “The Masters” to Charlotte
In keeping with our commitment to bring exceptional artwork
to Charlotte and the surrounding area, Elder Art Gallery Gallery will
present The Masters, which opens on Friday, April 19th. Theexhibition
features the work of Marc Chagall, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein,
Joan Miro, Roberto Matta, Robert Rauschenberg, Frank Stella,
and Andy Warhol.
“The
Masters includes a number of significant pieces from each
artist, both in size and in subject matter,” says Larry
Elder, owner. “We are showing Lichtenstein’s
Wallpaper with Blue Floor Interior that measures eight and
one-half feet by twelve and one-half feet. This is a difficult-to-find
piece that commands a striking presence.”
 Joan
Miro’s La Guerriere de Cent Ans is another exciting
lithograph that is large in scale and is from an edition of
thirty. “It has been said that when Miro had finished
the piece and was ready to print it, a special table had to
be built to accommodate its size,” says Elder. “It
is considered by many to be one of Miro’s finest lithographs.”
The
exhibition features several of Andy Warhol’s lithographs
from his Cowboys and Indians Series. In addition, Speed Skater
and Electric Chair are being shown.
Also
included in The Masters is work by Keith Haring, who
was known as the “Subway Artist” in New York City.
While living in New York City and travel ing
on its subway system Haring gained a great appreciation of
the creative works by the city’s graffiti artists. One
day while waiting on a subway platform he noticed some empty
black paper panels which were used to cover up old advertisements
against the platform walls. Haring thought, “These panels
are just dying to be drawn on!” He rushed out of the
subway and bought some white chalk, came back and began drawing
on the black panels. The rest is history. His creativity and
adventure with his painting and drawing gained him international
acclaim. Keith Haring died at the age of 31 in 1990.
The
Masters opens on Friday, April 19th with a reception from
4 p.m. until 9 p.m. The show continues at the gallery through
May 31st.
Elder Art Gallery
Gallery is located in Charlotte’s historic South End
district on South Boulevard and is one-half block from the
Trolley’s Bland Street Station that ties the district
to the center city area.
Operating
hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m.
and Saturdays from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. Private appointments
are encouraged.
Elder Art Gallery
Gallery
1427 South Boulevard • Suite 101 • Charlotte, NC
28203
704-370-6337
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