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Posted by thesurrealtimes in : Uncategorized , trackbackBlum displays 50-year retrospective exhibit at MC
Monmouth College is hosting a retrospective art exhibit of emeritus art professor Harlow B. Blum. Titled “40 + 10 Retrospective,” Blum’s exhibit will continue through Jan. 30 in the Len G. Everett Gallery in Hewes Library.A gallery talk will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 16 followed by a reception until 4 p.m. for the artist. The gallery talk, reception and exhibit are all free and open to the public.In this 50-year retrospective, Blum has included 112 selected works produced during the 40 years he taught art at Monmouth College (1959-99), as well as work from his 10 years of retirement. He has carefully selected representative pieces from his early years, when he worked primarily with oil paint and printmaking. The themes include Japan, which was a major influence in his work, as well as warriors, jazz, nature and family. The Japanese works focus on the use of Japanese handmade papers and feature cultural themes such as Genji, Ryoan-Ji, tea houses, Noh Drama, Mount Fuji, bamboo and farm house works.Blum’s early work in the 1950s and 1960s was created primarily in the etching/printmaking medium on nature themes from which such notable pieces as “Secluded Place” and “Nocturnal” – which are both included in the exhibit – were created. Other prints from this period dealt with musical subjects, as noted in the etching, “Jam Session,,” and his popular “Chamber Music” engraving. At the same time, he continued to work in oils on canvas and masonite on several paintings, using the warrior as a theme. One of his most notable pieces is the large canvas, “Kabuki Warrior” (1965), which is also included in his retrospective exhibit.Another of his major printmaking efforts, “The Four Winds” (1966), which is based on the classical Greek myth of the four winds, is on display as a representation of his early artistic accomplishments.In 1967-68, Blum received a Ford Foundation grant to travel to Japan, where he conducted research on printmaking techniques and also worked with Japanese printmakers in the study of traditional, wood block prints called Ukiyo-e, and modern printmaking techniques called Hanga. He also spent six months in Kyoto, where he studied landscape gardens. In 1974-75, Blum returned to Japan as director of the Associated Colleges of the Midwest Japan Study program at Waseda University.Blum says the experiences of studying the culture and arts of other countries had a profound impact on his creative work, leading to a shift from oil painting to collage, using handmade Japanese papers and brocade cloth pieces to create the first of many of his series: Genji Series (1967 to present), Ryoan-Ji Garden Series (1968 to present), the Kimono Series (1976) and the Noh Series (1970).The artist’s interest in texture and a wide range of materials extend to his “Rust Works Series” (1970s to present), and the use of foam was also useful both in his later Ryoan-Ji works and now in the present Global Warming Series, which is making its debut at the retrospective. In addition, the artist’s themes of the “Last Ride,” the “Candidate Series” and certain Warrior pieces provide background on his responses to cultural events.Blum holds a bachelor’s degree in painting from the University of Illinois, a master’s degree in painting from Michigan State University and an M.F.A. in printmaking from Syracuse University. He has held solo exhibitions in Tokyo, Kyoto, New York City, St. Louis, Chicago and the local area.The Everett Gallery is open during regular library hours: 8 a.m. to midnight Monday through Thursday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and noon to midnight Sunday.
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