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Elder
Gallery
presents
Real and Imagined
Paintings
by
Aaron
Morgan Brown & David Skinner
1 June – 30 June
In keeping with its tradition of introducing new artists to
the southeast, Elder Gallery in Charlotte presents the work
of two up-and-coming painters. During the month of June “Real
and Imagined” features paintings by Aaron Morgan Brown
and David Skinner.
Aaron Morgan Brown has a wide ranging background in the arts,
including painting, music, and theatre. Both of his parents
are artists and his wife Ann Piper is a tenured painting professor
and artist.
Brown earned his BFA from the University of Kansas, MFA from
Syracuse University, graduating with honors from both institutions.
He has studied with many notable teachers with national reputations,
including the late realist painter Robert Brawley, pop artist
Roger Shimomura, and figurative painter Jerome Witkin. At
Syracuse University, he was chosen from among hundreds of
applicants in every department to receive a coveted third
year fellowship.
He is the recipient of numerous other honors and awards, including
a Pollock-Krasner grant in 2005. In 2003, he was made an honorary
alumnus of the Roswell Artist-In-Residence program and his
work was added to the collection of the Anderson Museum, after
spending the year in Roswell during his wife’s residency.
His work hangs in many private collections nationwide, and
several corporate and university collections.
In 2006, he won a first place prize in The Artist Magazine
national competition, Experimental category. He has been featured
in many other national publications, including New American
Paintings, Gallery and Studio magazine (NYC), NY Arts magazine,
and Harper’s magazine.
David Skinner’s contemporary images of the California
and Blueridge landscapes are derived from his deep respect
for the legacy of the California Plein Air painters and their
noble portrayals of light and terrain. He boldly defines his
personal style within the genre by pushing the boundaries
of color and composition, drawing upon the integrated traditions
of the Bay Area Figurative and Abstract Expressionist movements.
His work showcases his affinity for the light, space, and
radiance of the landscape, his style signifying an integral
understanding of the New York and San Francisco schools of
Rothko and Diebenkorn.
Skinner’s brushwork is loose yet representational with
several layers of paint applied closely to and interacting
with the canvas. Transient colors and edges suggest a leaning
towards transcendentalism; renderings favor intuitive usage
of color and perspective over straight objectivity.
Skinner interprets the relationship of natural light with
the land through a lens of diverse shades and tones. Vast,
soothing color fields punctuated with daring, bold elements
of flora are quintessential characteristics of Skinner's unique
vision.
Skinner's fine art training includes the University of California
at Santa Barbara and the Master of Fine Arts program at the
School of Visual Arts in Manhattan.
Exodus
#2
By Aaron Morgan Brown
oil on canvas
33" x 60"
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