New Ground, Dec. 2 - Dec. 29, 2010
New Ground Reviewed by Brad Bynum
RN&R, Dec. 16, 2010
Throughout the history of art, and painting in particular, two subjects are omnipresent: the human figure and the landscape. The human figure attracts the eyes of artists for reasons that should be obvious: We’re a vain species , and we’re all attracted to human bodies for one reason or another. But what about the landscape? Why do landscape paintings continue to appeal to artists and art lovers after all these years?New Ground, the current exhibition at Reno’s Stremmel Gallery, explores the tradition of the landscape painting from the perspectives of four contemporary artists, Len Chmiel, Dale Livezey, Charles Reid and James Shay. To read more, see the below image.
