Saint Louis University Museum of Art: Friday, 4 September 2009
Max Scharf: Radiant Harmonies
The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, September 4 at 5:30 p.m., and will continue until Sunday, October 18, 2009.
Through a career that spanned five decades, Max Scharf became known for his radiant color harmonies. Characterized by brilliant color, his art was a celebration of the world around him which he expressed through striking color combinations. Scharf's paintings inspire intense movement through pockets of swirls and twirling colors, while others instill a quieter reflective energy hidden just beneath the surface of more delicate movement, allowing color to speak for itself. Scharf's style of painting is indebted to late 19th century sources, especially Van Gogh. He borrowed lightness from the Impressionists; a bold palette from the Post-Impressionists and Fauves; and an added intensity all his own.
The exhibition opens with a reception on Friday, September 4 at 5:30 p.m., and will continue until Sunday, October 18, 2009.
Through a career that spanned five decades, Max Scharf became known for his radiant color harmonies. Characterized by brilliant color, his art was a celebration of the world around him which he expressed through striking color combinations. Scharf's paintings inspire intense movement through pockets of swirls and twirling colors, while others instill a quieter reflective energy hidden just beneath the surface of more delicate movement, allowing color to speak for itself. Scharf's style of painting is indebted to late 19th century sources, especially Van Gogh. He borrowed lightness from the Impressionists; a bold palette from the Post-Impressionists and Fauves; and an added intensity all his own.
The Saint Louis University Museum of Art
3663 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
http://sluma.slu.edu
314.977.2666
3663 Lindell Blvd.
St. Louis, MO 63108
http://sluma.slu.edu
314.977.2666
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