The Center of Attention

August 18, 2018

November 25, 2018

Artists have a variety of methods for guiding our eyes around the surfaces of their artworks. Lines, colors, textures, and shapes are just a few of the devices that artists can use to direct, or at least to encourage, our vision to follow a preset course. Of course, if an artist wants us to really look at something, s/he can either put that something right in the center of whatever surface is being used or create a clear and symmetrical composition. The question becomes, then, what should our eyes see when guided toward the center of the artwork. The wide artworks selected for this exhibition will help reveal the variety of visual experiences that are possible when we stare straight ahead.

Artists on View:

George Ames Aldrich
Jay Paul Bell
Neil Christenson
Marie J. Christian
Dennis Dykema
James Eisentrager
Dan Howard
Jan Hyden
Andrew Langoussis
Deborah Murphy
Carol P. Popham
Ben Pratt
Ann Royer
Larry Schulte
Gerald Swigger
Nan Wilson