ArtsWorcester Opens Still Life in Dialogue Exhibit

From ArtsWorcester: ArtsWorcester presents Still Life in Dialogue, a solo exhibit by Cliff Hunt opening Wednesday, December 6, 2017, from 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm, at the Franklin Square Salon Gallery, Hanover Theater, 2 Southbridge Street. At 6:15 PM that evening, Hunt will give a brief artist talk explaining his process and inspirations. The artist's reception is open and free to all.At sixteen, Hunt created his first oil painting and went on to attend the School of the Worcester Art Museum. Thirty-eight years later, in February of 2014, he returned to his artistic pursuits and set his focus on painting traditional still lifes.His technique invokes Old Master still life paintings, with luminescent fruits, vegetables, and domestic objects in casual disarray on humble tables.

The objects in this series, however, are infused with far more personality than their historical antecedent. A clique of olives rejects a silver dish that seeks their company; an onion fights with its lurid backdrop; a gang of peaches rot together. A quiet humor informs these confident, masterly paintings. In the end, what really matters to the artist is his “efforts to bring to a patron a lifetime of enjoyment with an aesthetically pleasing work of art adorning their home." "With that," he says, "I will have accomplished a worthy endeavor.”After the reception, viewings are by appointment (also free) through February 10, 2018. To make an appointment, please email us or call 508-755-5142. Parking for the opening and viewing appointments is available in the City's Federal Square lot, across Main Street from the Hanover Theatre.

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