Working in the Abstract: Rethinking the Literal August 26–November 28, 2011
Susie Rosmarin, Blue Gingham, 1999, acrylic on canvas.
MFAH, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Schneck, Jennifer Clearman, and Lester and Diane Marks
Michael Kennaugh, Lost River, 2011, acrylic on paper.
Courtesy of the artist and Moody Gallery
David Aylsworth, Watching Little Things Grow, 2010, oil on canvas.
Courtesy of the artist and Inman Gallery
"Abstraction allows man to see with his mind what he can not physically see with his eyes . . . . Abstract art enables the artist to perceive beyond the tangible, to extract the infinite out of the finite. It is the emancipation of the mind. It is an explosion into unknown areas."
—Arshile Gorky
Presented by the Glassell Studio School, this exhibition features the work of Houston artists David Aylsworth, Pat Colville, Terrell James, Michael Kennaugh, Susie Rosmarin, and Brooke Stroud.