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January Issue 2010

City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC, Features Works by Tarleton Blackwell

City Art Gallery in Columbia, SC, will be presenting an exhibit of works by Tarleton Blackwell, on view from Jan. 12 through Feb. 20, 2010.

A native South Carolinian, Blackwell's subject matter is the Southern Narrative of his formative years with layers of sophisticated commentary that comes with the richness of experience.

According to Blackwell, "Most folks say that an artist's best work is done in their 70's and 80's." "Since Blackwell is still on the fifty side of sixty," responded Gallery Director Wendyth Wells, "He is only on the approach to his mature master work." She continued, "When speaking with Blackwell most folks find him excited and invigorated by his perception of yet another level of achievement in his work. His use of color is bolder and bush strokes more deliberative and meaningful to the many layers of composition."

Blackwell says he is still learning about himself and the unlimited possibilities of expression that bring an ever-higher level of awareness. When questioned about his work he often answers, "Well there is always something going on and more to know. The challenge is to provoke a verbal response to the viewer's unmet capacity to grasp the full meaning of the narrative."

Concludes Wells, "With accolades from around the world including the White House, this exhibition affords South Carolinians the opportunity to see works by one of the state's most distinguished artists and native sons. Blackwell's mild, unpresuming manner belies the passionate conversations that one enters into with his paintings."

For further information check our SC Commercial Gallery listings, call the gallery at 803/252-3613 or visit (www.cityartonline.com).

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