Art Exhibition: Bertha Steinhardt Gutman "Table-top Narratives (1991-2011)"
Building: Academic Bldg
Room Number: Art Gallery | 2305
Date: January 27, 2012
Time: 09:00 am End Time: 05:00 pm
Event Category: Community and Arts
Division Host: Communication, Arts, and Humanities
Description
On View: January 19 through February 17, 2012 .
Gallery Talk with the Artist: Tuesday, January 24 at 11 AM
The exhibition and related events will occur in the Art Gallery and are free and open to the public.
Table-top Narratives features 31 oil paintings created by Gutman, a Professor of Studio Art and Art History and the A.F.A. Program Coordinator at Delaware County Community College. In each painting, she’s replaced the human figure with various surrogate dolls, figurines and statues. These include classical sculptures, historical icons and pop culture figures such as Barbie and Mr. Potato Head.
“Often, my work employs a wide range of popular imagery from disparate sources within a post-modern medley of fun,” she says. “I have a great time and often a good chuckle while setting up my still-life scenarios. Perception and the wondrous act of seeing and painting are always of prime concern to me.”