Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
Montgomery, AL
334-244-5700
Carlton Nell
January 13 - March 11, 2001
The Montgomely Museum of Fine Arts will exhibit
the paintings of Carlton Nell from January 13 through March 11, 2001. This
exhibition features delicate floral compositions that have a sensitive balance
between a virtually dominant foreground image and a softer receding image
that moves the eye into a perceived distance. (left: Composition
#41, oil on panel)
Nell's investigations and portrayal of plant forms comes
from a variety of sources ranging from his own yard and 
studio to
studies he did at the Royal Botanic Gardens in London. According to Nell,
plants are "universal, accessible, and beautiful while engaging in
no particular activity but living. The inanimate quality prevents any narrative
or storyline from attaching itself to the picture, thus allowing transcendent
issues of time and space to surface." (left: Composition
#32, oil on panel)
Nell graduated with a BFA from Auburn University and earned an MFA at Georgia State University. He is currently an associate professor of art at Auburn University.
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