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Ryoya Tcrao • Paintings
The Gk>be • Through June 11
Scott Hill • “Coffee Drawings”
Lock Ness Htir Studio * Through June 7
Randy Camp, owner of the Globe, hod not
planned to show any works of art unffl No
vember— that is, until Ryoya 18-yo-ya) Ibtoo
approached him. lerao, a painter studying for
his Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree at the Uni
versity of Georgia, showed Camp his work
and thus gained an exhibit at the Globe
Teroo's oil paintings remind me a little of
Paul Gaugin, whom lerao praised Gaugin
and other post-impressionists of his time
were heavily influenced by Japanese prints
as they made their way west in the late
1800s Bom in Tokyo, leroo knows about
Japanese prints
'Now, I am influenced by Gaugin,' he
says It has come full circle '
Shapes are very significant in Terao's
works The imagery of bridges, buildings
and figures exist to give form to shapes Per
spective is not as important, nor is illusion
ary depth Yet there is another type of depth
involved Terao paints and scrapes, and
scrapes and paints The paint dries and he
paints another color on top, allowing the
original underpainting to show through
In 'Bridge 1566-1993* the undercurrent
of the work is evident The bridge is from
Bosnia, and although it stood for all these
centuries, it was destroyed last year in the
war By concentrating on the flatness of
shapes, Teroo makes the perspective be
come distorted, emphasizing a tension in the
work
But the work is also about colors that
overlap other colors Under the bridge, broo
has painted a stream of blues and violets A
flowing texture occurs where the paint dried
before these coats were applied
*You see a lot in one stream,'says Terao.
pointing to the very character of his work
The Globe has lent support for Athens
artists before With many artists and one gal
lery In town, it is imperative to search out
new space Local businesses have come to
the rescue One such business is Lock Nest
Hair Studio where the 'Coffee Drawings' by
Scott HiM can be seen
'Coffee Drawings' is made up of very
nice small line drawings — sketches really
When I first went in to look at the work, I
thought they would be drawings of coffee
cups and coffee-related paraphernalia
What I saw were ships and fences created
by lines drawn on paper with pen, ink and
— coffee The paper is stained with coffee
*1 like the tone coffee makes on paper,'
Hill says These are nice tones, giving the
color an even brown wash on which to draw
The energetic lines connect at one area usu
ally represented by an image of a post or
mast From that central image the lines
reach out. connecting other areas of the cof
fee-stained paper
As one can imagine, small businesses
are usually concerned with paying their bib
We are fortunate that some of these busi
nesses in town have a wider view of our
community This allows artists, especially be
ginning artists, an expanded venue in which
to show their work
John Hawkins
c&t Center
ART FROM THE HEART
Art comes from the heart. Its aim is com
munication — not an exchange of informa
tion, but an opening up the worlds of ideas
and sensibilities.
The University Affiliated Programs
(UAP) is showing "Beyond Boundanes," a
juried exhibition for persons with develop
mental disabilities, at the Georgia Center.
UAP was founded in 1965 to improve the
quality of life for individuals with develop
mental disabilities throughout their lifenmes.
In 1989 the program became pan of the Col
lege of Family and Consumer Sciences at the
University of Georgia.
It's amazing how an transcends. Here is a
collection from people who are considered
disadvantaged People with physical impair
ments or Down syndrome have come together
to show their talents. “Beyond Boundanes
is just what an should be — a showing of works that come simply
from the joys of the heart.
“Creativity should be recognised as a human trait found regard
less of personalities, life circumstances, or challenges," says Dr. Dick
Ensley, Associate Dean of the College of Family and Consumer
Sciences.
At the opening, I was stunned by all of this work as I looked
around and saw the pnde taken in these accomplishments. Laura
Bierce, coordinator of the art collection for UAP, organized a won
derful exhibit that included over 50 artists.
At the opening we were entertained by manmba soloist Daniel
Skandera. Skandera is 80 percent deaf and was bom with Down
syndrome. Since he was in eighth grade, Skandera has studied mu
sic, including performing in the marching and concert bands at
Meadow brook High School in the Atlanta area. Skandera, along
with pianist Ken Passmore, entertained us with several pieces of
different styles and from different periods. They played “Right of
the Bumblebee" by Rimsky Korsakov, Tambounn Chinois* by Fritz
Kreisler and Tchaikovsky’s “Theme for Symphony *5 ."
Afterward, we viewed the visual works and met the artists. We
saw the scratch work of Melissa Demsey with her “Heart People "
warm, walking and smiling hearts with hands and feet communing.
And we saw the loose, more expressive
painting of Wesley Martin’s “Faces of Eyes/
Mouth" and delicate drawing of Melanie
Davenport’s “Explonng Personal Space "
The types of work varied, consisting of
a collaborative ceramic rile piece, collages,
painnngs and prints. Different subject mat
ter with vanous media filled the walls. Most
of the pieces are quite personal, such as that
of Aubrey Fambrough’s “Ships" or Phyllis
Tufts Jones’ “Inside Me." About 70 works
were displayed, showing again that art tran
scends our limitations, pushing them aside
so that the act of creativity can take place.
Amid the noise of the crowd, Remi
Chew told me, “Art is a way of expressing
dreams." His “Gameland Shields," made
from cray-pas, expresses that theory well as
it deals with a fantasy land. “Gameland
Shields” is very intricate; the piece took Chew 25 eight-hours days
to complete.
Also, on display at the Georgia Center is the exhibit “Important
People." These works resulted from a three-month program to teach
photography to senior citizens from Athens-Qarke Senior Center
and Hope Haven. “Important People" was funded by the Northeast
Georgia Development Center and local physician Gilbert D. Hams.
In March, sen ion were taught the history of photography and viewed
the exhibit “Generations in Black and White" (a photography ex
hibit by Carl Van Vechten) at the Georgia Museum of Art. Then,
they were taught how to use the camera; many had never used one
before.
Project coordinator Diane Barrett described the experience as a
“wonderful three months working with senior citizens. "The students
used disposable cameras to photograph people who were important
in their lives—or things that represented those people. Betty Dillard
photographed her ion, Corey Dillard. Another student, Rosalee, pho
tographed a print of Martin Luther King Jt Grandchildren, children,
friends, cats and even a flower were included in the lives of these
individuals. In these photographs, art again teaches us more, allow
ing us to learn about the world of each of these remarkable people
John Hawkins
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