[Southern] Fwd: Trompe l'Oeil exhibit in Shadowlands - April 28-June 12, 2005

[Hillary Greenslade]

--- Hillary Greenslade <hillaryrg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 13:26:36 -0700 (PDT)
> From: Hillary Greenslade <hillaryrg at yahoo.com>
> Subject: Trompe l'Oeil exhibit in Shadowlands - April 28-June 12, 2005
> To: ansteorra <ansteorra at ansteorra.org>
> 
> Greetings, 
> An exhibit of the artform called 'Trompe l'Oeil'  (ie. 'Fool the Eye') is being shown in
> Shadowlands (College Station), at the J. Wayne Stark University Centers Galleries, on the campus
> of Texas A&M Univ.  
> 
> Exhibit:  "Featuring 65 works by American artists, this exhibition focuses on a painting
> technique
> known as "trompe l'oeil," which literally means "fool the eye." These illusionistic still life
> paintings in oil, acrylic, and gouache bring a contemporary spin to an ancient tradition. The
> paintings focus on commonplace objects presented with such technical brilliance that the objects
> seem to flot above or project from the canvas. "
> 
> While a modern exhibit, the art technique was used during the SCA time period, and SCA artisans
> use it today for decorating our halls and banners.  So, there maybe some lessons learned from
> viewing this art form.   
> 
> Hours Tues-Fri: 9-8, Sat/Sun: 12-6   
> Site:  http://stark.tamu.edu/
> Parking is severely limited on campus, recommend using the centers adjacent parking garage.  
> 
> Cheers, Hillary / Stargate
> 
>