Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) Shows Selections from Collection

Written by Melissa Tilley Wednesday, 28 September 2011 21:26

BEAUMONT , Texas - This summer, the Art Museum of Southeast Texas (AMSET) continues its series of summer exhibitions examining portions of the permanent collection with different themes or points of view. On view July 25 through Sept. 27, 2009 will be two exhibitions: Cityscapes: Works of the Photorealists and Late 19th – Early 20th Century Paintings and Prints.   “These exhibitions provide the community with a great opportunity to view a sampling of the wide diversity contained in the museum’s permanent collection,” said AMSET Curator of Exhibitions and Collections Sarah Hamilton.

Cityscapes: Works of the Photorealists includes 10 silkscreens of urban landscape imagery by first or second generation Photorealist artists, such as Charles S. Bell and Noel Mehaffey. The pieces are part of a portfolio that was donated to AMSET in 1980. The highlight of Cityscapes is a 4-by-6 foot silkscreen print titled, Holland Hotel (1984) by the most well-known Photorealist, Richard Estes. This work was acquired for AMSET’s permanent collection in 1984 and beautifully represents the Photorealism art movement, which evolved from Pop Art in the United States during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

Photorealism is a style of painting, printmaking and sculpture that utilizes one art form, in this case photography, to create another. In creating photorealistic works, the artist attempts to precisely mimic the physical qualities contained in a photograph, such as a glossy or matte finish, grainy textures, and light and dark contrasts.

Late 19th – Early 20th Century Paintings and Prints is an exhibition of 22 prints and paintings of this time period by such major figures as Robert Henri, Julian Onderdonk and Winslow Homer. The show will be supplemented by the museum’s outstanding collection of 23 etchings and drypoints by the highly influential 19th century artist, James Abbott McNeill Whistler.   The works included in this exhibition represent a variety of art historical styles ranging from French Realism in the mid-19th century to American Impressionism and Early Texas art in the early 20th century.

Through unique collections, exhibitions, public programs and outreach in the visual arts, the mission of the Art Museum of Southeast Texas is to provide education, inspiration and creative vision throughout Southeast Texas.

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