Gary Tonhouse “Wonders of the Tallgrass Prairie”
in the main gallery
Elyse Demaray “Voices of Our Past”
in the Side Gallery
Exhibition Showing: October 3rd- November
29th
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Opening Reception: Thursday, October 3rd, 5pm-7pm
The Ankeny Art Center gallery and receptions are free
and open to the public.
Wine and appetizers will be served.
“Wonders of the Tallgrass Prairie”- Iowa was once covered with twenty million plus acres
of tall grass prairie. Today only 1% of those acres remain. Gary Tonhouse has been capturing the natural
world through photography for over 28 years. Join us in sharing the captivating and
powerful imagery of photographer Gary Tonhouse.
“Voices of Our Past”- The current collection explores pre-historic and
ancient art through these media. Cycladic sculpture from ancient Greece,
petroglyphs and rock art from the American Southwest, and African masks from
many cultures have influenced the works in this exhibit. The pared-down, minimalist shapes and forms
used in the past to represent the human form provide an entry into long-held
ideas of human identity and interaction.
Both the similarities and the differences that appear in the art of
other cultures provide clues to a central question we still ask ourselves
today: what does it mean to be human?
Through metal and stone, materials that make up the foundation of our
physical world, I strive to capture the voices of our collective past, thereby
creating a palimpsest, or complex layering, of perspectives over the ages.