Mixed mediums art exhibit, 'Facets,' can be viewed at Blissfield sculpture gallery

BLISSFIELD — An art exhibit that features several examples of mixed mediums and opened at a sculpture gallery in Blissfield April 19, continues through June 21.

Flatlanders Art Galleries, 1.5 miles east of Blissfield at 11993 U.S. 223, is currently displaying the exhibit titled “Facets,” which is a group exhibition of mixed mediums produced through the different artistic personalities of artist Jim Foos and curated by Steven J. Athanas.

There is no cost for people to view the exhibit, a news release from Flatlanders said. An opening reception with Foos was held during the afternoon on April 21.

Flatlanders Art Galleries, operated with Flatlanders Sculpture Supply, is a full-service sculpture resource. Gallery hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday.

Here is a description of the exhibit and the inspiration behind some of Foos’ work, courtesy of Flatlanders:

“What do you get when you cross attention deficit disorder with an art teaching career? A relentless, ongoing experimentation with different materials, exciting new technologies and a multitude of radical approaches.

“The idea for a retrospective-esc ‘group’ show arose when having a conversation with a local gallery owner. I joked about the fact that if I had a solo art show it would look like a group show,” Foos said. “Having different artistic personalities has affected my approach for gallery representation as they tend to prefer consistent style of artwork.

“The different bodies of work represent time periods and approaches to art created within context that are connected — like facets — of an overarching artistic pursuit. The sumi ink pieces were created to form a better understanding of the medium and as examples for teaching that unit. The landscape paintings are for the most part plein air done as a leisure activity, for competitions, and continuation from one of my favorite painting classes from college.

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“Portrait art has always been one of my main fortes since high school. It’s the main source of commission work I have received. Digital art creation has been my most recent endeavor also motivated by my teaching career. I teach digital photography and graphic art. The remaining works included in the show are academic studies and still life's set up for teaching purposes as well. My hope is that as these works hang together, the tie that binds these works will be seen.”

For more information, visit flatlandersculpture.com, call 517-486-4591 or find Flatlanders Sculpture Supply and Art Galleries on Facebook.

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