Sheldon nature exhibit opens in Memorial Hall
A nature art exhibit on loan from the Sheldon Museum of Art in Lincoln, Nebraska, opened in Memorial Hall earlier this month and will remain on display in the Main Gallery until Feb. 2
The paintings, photographs and prints that comprise this year's Sheldon Statewide exhibition explore the various ways artists portray nature.
Spanning 150 years, these works which range from early botanical studies to contemporary photographs each present unique and diverse interpretations of the natural environment.
For example, William Sharp's beautiful chromolithograph provides an intimate view of a blooming plant, while Albert Bierstadt's expansive mountain landscape depicts the American West as an American Eden. Light-filled, colorful paintings by Robert Gilder and Willard LeRoy Metcalf contrast with the stark, formal beauty of photographs by Imogen Cunningham and Edward Weston.
Additionally, contemporary artists Seiko Tachibana and Doug and Mike Starn examine how science and technology impact our view of the world. Although varying in subject, style and technique, these works all speak to the enduring fascination artists have with nature.
Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. weekdays.
—CSC College Relations
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