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So, I’m late with posting these photos, but they are of a gorgeous exhibition! Check out our gallery’s May 2012 exhibition, Weather-Eye, an exhibition of paintings and drawings by James Vanderberg that accompanied the release of a book of poetry by Peter Vanderberg.
Go here for more information on the Vanderberg brothers and the exhibition: http://www.fowlerartsbrooklyn.org/WeatherEye.html
Fowler Arts Collective is pleased to present Weather Eye, a collaborative exhibition of paintings and poetry by two brothers, James Vanderberg, a Brooklyn based artist, and Peter Vanderberg, a poet from Long Island. The exhibition opens Saturday, May 26th from 6-9pm.
The exhibition presents drawings, paintings and poems inspired by the coasts and waters of Long Island, where the Vanderberg’s grew up. James’s semi-abstract drawings and paintings allude to bay reeds, red skies, oyster shells and refracted summer sun through water. His series of knot drawings explore the context of a line both physical and drawn. Peter’s poems engage the same physical environment while also giving voice to the metaphysical currents at play there. Many of the works by the brothers were mutually inspired. Poems give voice to paintings; paintings illuminate poems and a multi-dimensional portrait of the Great South Bay is offered.
For more information, and to view sample poems and images from the book, please visit: weather-eye.blogspot.com.
Please join us for Weather Eye’s opening reception on Saturday, May 26th from 6-9 pm. There will be a poetry reading and discussion with the authors from 7-8pm during the reception. Weather Eye will be on view from May 26th to June 3rd, 2012. The exhibition can be viewed by appointment. Contact us here to make an appointment.
Fowler is located in the historic Greenpoint Terminal building on the East River waterfront in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The closest subway is the Greenpoint Ave. G train stop. Our address is: 67 West Street, Unit 216, Brooklyn, NY 11222.
This exhibition is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by the Brooklyn Arts Council, Inc. (BAC).
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Fowler Nation: James Vanderberg
James Vanderberg is a talented painter and active member of the Fowler community. Read on for James’ bio and for some exciting news!
- James Vanderberg was born on Long Island, New York. James received his MFA from CUNY Hunter College working with color and abstract painting. While there, James was awarded a Luetz/Riedel Fellowship to study for one semester at École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-arts in Paris, France. There, James immersed himself in the study of Monet’s Les Nympheas. After graduating from Hunter, James was honored with a Tony Smith Foundation Award. He presently lives and works in Brooklyn and teaches undergraduate art at Fordham University’s Rose Hill Campus in the Bronx, New York. He is the guest curator for Fordham University at Lincoln Center’s Alumni Exhibitions.
- James Vanderberg recently collaborated with his brother, Peter Vanderberg, on an art book to be released this July. Weather-Eye is a book of poems, drawings and paintings by two brothers from Long Island. James (the artist) and Peter (the poet) grew up on the south shore, spending their summers exploring the waters and beaches of the Great South Bay. After many travels, education and varied pursuits, they have both returned to their native shores with renewed interest in this place and the personal resonance it holds for them. Check out http://weather-eye-book.blogspot.com/ for news and events this summer.
- To see more of James’ work and to learn more about Weather Eye, go to his website: http://jamesvanderberg.com
