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Show --------------------~••=W~PH~D•Afl-------------------- ARTS &LEISU THE THUNDERBIRD · SOUfHERNUfAHUNIVERSITY • THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1992 • PAGE 9 Invitational an exciting display of talent REVIEW BY BEN WEST ThundeTbird Ans Editor The first obvious difference between this month's exhibit in the Braithwaite Gallery, compared to last month's almost embarrassing Columbus exhibit, is the much more careful, perhaps even loving, use of gallery space in displaying the works of art. The arrangement itself of the art on the gallery walls invites the curious to come in and see what the Southern Utah Artists' Invitational is all about, and to discover why it is so often a favorite of those who regularly attend the gallery's shows. Although the greater sense of care taken in placement is noticeable, the first thing one should notice about this month's exhibition is the art itself, which, for the most part, is diverse, and dazzling in its diversity. While the many Southern Utah landscapes, although each is well executed, quicldy become repetitive, this show still has many exciting pieces that radiate with the energy of those artists who choose t0 make Southern Utah their home. Just one such artist is Llsa Flynn, whose pieces "Flying Goat" and "Windy Aspens" entertain through their use of bright, delightful colors, and also through the use of pastel chalks and pigment to reveal the texture and grain of the papers on which she works. In a similar vein are the works by Craig Matthews, which, although less representational than Flynn's pieces, are equally bold in their use of color. Matthews' watercolors are also notable for their mixing of regionalism with humor, exemplified in his quirky "Ode to Spiral Jetty," a possibly sarcastic tribute to the 1970' s earthwork in the Great Salt Lake. Matthews' portrayal of the jetty is far from awe-inspiring. His version is a gray understated doodle, lost in swirls and specks of color, perhaps a comment on the original, and now submerged, jetty's impermanence. Not all pieces in this show, SUU studenu Clint Mam, from Las Vegas, and Curt Paxton, however, are as bright and colorful as thosl! done by these two artists. Very different, although no less intriguing, styles and sensibilities are also well represented. There, for example, are the fabric works of Cedar City resident Fiona Phillips. Her "Nocturn" and "View from Fiddlers" use the painted folds of various fabrics to evoke in a viewer the explicit emotions associated with night, nature and darkness. There is also "The Rest," a beautifully dark chalk and watercolor piece by Orsal B. Allred, that blends a seated female figure with a streaked and splotched background that resembles storm clouds. Equally dark and beautiful, several of the most noticeable pieces in this show are done by SUU's own art department staff. Martha MacLeish's otherworldly "The Voice of a Room" threatens to immerse with its sense of mystique and melancholy. Hanging nearby are Hong Yu Ji's compact oil landscapes, still':"retaining hairs from the brush with which they were painted. Department head Mark Talbert is also represented by his dynamic black ceramic plates and jars. Perhaps the richest pieces in the gallery, however, are the two oils by Jon Bowcutt. His "Horizontal Vermont" and smaller "Object of Fear and Desire" are so richly painted that one can literally smell the oils when standing near them. When seen, Bowcutt's works are nearly appetizing, one can imagine serving his canvasses as a part of a gourmet meal. All considered, the Southern Utah Artiso; Invitational is an intense and successful display. It is definitely worth taking time to see. The Invitational show will remain in the gallery until Dec. 11. Hopefully, more works by every artist who participated in the Invitational will be represented in later shows. of Basin, W)'O. examine Jon Bowcutt's 'Horitontal Vermont.' SUU students invited to Music department plans concerts submit art to gallery shop Small ensembles and orchestra to perform next week in Thorley Hall Small art works are being accepted for display and sale at a museum shop, which will be opened in the foyer of the Braithwaite Fine Ans Gallery Dec. I , according to Valerie Kidrick, gallery curator. The shop will be in the foyer of the gallery, and will display and sell works by Local artists and artisans as an extension of gallery services to the campus, local, and artistic communities, explained Kidrick. "The museum shop will sell museum quality, handmade works of art, and crafts of high artistic merit, she added. "Additionally, post cards, note cards, and posters by local artists will be sold. Due to the limited space available for this endeavor, it is preferred that smaller works be submitted. Three-dimensional works not measuring more than 24 inches-height plus weight. plus depth-will be given first priority. Size limits will also be imposed on two-dimensional works, Kidrick added. "We don't have much space in which to display two-dimensional works, other than post cards, posters and prints that can be rolled, so two-dimensional pieces which do not qualify for one of these categories will not be considered," Kidrick said. Submissions will be juried by the museum shop committee, and will be consigned to the shop for three months, unless purchased before that time. Items for winter quarter must be submitted by Nov. 20, she said, and the shop will open Dec. 1. It will be closed Dec. 18, but will reopen Jan. 7, 1993, for the remainder of winter quarter. A small ensembles concert will be presented by the Southern Utah University music department Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. in the Thorley Recital Hall. The free concert will feature SUU's String Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Flute C hoir, and Jazz Ensemble. The String Ensemble, directed by Thomas Silliman, will perform compositions by Corelli and Elgar. Directed by Virginia Stitt, the Flute Choir will present works by James Hook and Mikhail lppolirov-Ivanov. The Brass Ensemble and Jazz ensemble are under the directio~ of Gary Reeves. The Brass Ensemble will perform the music of Beethoven, while the Jan E~mble will present selections by Les Hooper and Sammy Nestico. Other performances planned by the music department next week include the Southern Utah University Orchestra's annual fall concert, slated for Nov. 16 at 7:30. The Orchestra's concert, which will also be presented in Thorley Recital Hall, will feature 'Beethoven'.s Turkish March from the Ruins of Athens. Other selections from the orchestra's program will include F. Joseph Haydn's Symphony No. 101, the first of six symphonies known as Haydn's Saloman Symphonies Symphony No. 10 1, also subtitled The Clock, because of clock-like ticking heard in the second movement The third piece will be Cotillion, a short Romantic march composed by Viennese master Johann Strauss, Sr. The orchestra concert will close with a famous Bedrich Smetana tone poem. Both p<>rformances are free to the public. |
