December Issue 1999
Chris Burkholder & Donna Phipps Stout at Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte
Jerald Melberg Gallery in Charlotte, NC, is
pleased to announce a solo exhibition of paintings and pastels
by Texas artist, Chris Burkholder and a solo exhibition of new
still life paintings by Arkansas artist, Donna Phipps Stout. The
exhibits will be on view through Jan. 8, 2000.
Chris Burkholder
Self-taught as an artist, Burkholder attended Angelina College before setting up his own studio in 1972. Known for his ethereal landscapes, Burkholder's style can be described as American Luminism, particularly when speaking of his sensitivity to morning, dusk and the reflective nature of water. The delicate changes in colors, achieved by glazing many layers of acrylic paint, create a hazy, atmospheric effect.
Although Burkholder's images are traditional by nature, his landscapes are not perceived in a traditional sense. The scenes are frequently not of a specific region; rather they are from a collection of memories. Whether inspired from a Texas river or from the marsh of South Carolina's Lowcountry, Burkholder's unique palette creates a soothing effect in a dreamlike world.
Burkholder has been honored with over twenty-five museum and gallery exhibitions, including the Maryland Institute of Art and the Masur Museum of Art. His work can be found in the collections of the U.S. Department of State Art in Embassies Collection, Baylor College of Medicine, Bank of America, IBM and Ernst & Young.
Donna
Phipps Stout
Donna Phipps Stout's new still life paintings will be showing concurrently at Jerald Melberg Gallery. Traditionally still lifes have been perceived as the heavy-handed, photo-realistic paintings associated with eighteenth century Dutch painting. In fact one can certainly find such reproductions in the studio of Stout. While these Old Master images are certainly influential in her painting, the arrangement and palette in Stout's still lifes elevate the genre to a new level.
Stout's traditional representations are unusual in form and format. Instead of being artfully arranged, the objects in her paintings are in random "non-arrangements." Her images appear as if some kind of previous social interaction took place at the table. Instead of a timeless, pristine arrangement, the images represent a brief moment in time. This is achieved in part by Stout's quick brushstrokes and delicate color variations, which are reminiscent of the American Impressionist period from the turn of the century. Using a very painterly style, Stout is able to turn the stiffness of glass, mirrors and other objects into an energetically beautiful depiction.
Stout has been represented in over sixty solo and group exhibitions in the US and Europe and was recently honored with a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
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