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'Simultaneously' at Bradbury Gallery showcases art of Carlisle, Reeves Jan. 2, 2007 --The exhibition schedule at Arkansas State University’s Bradbury Gallery will begin the new year with “Simultaneously: The Art of Roger Carlisle and Daniel J. Reeves.” The opening reception for "Simultaneously" begins at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18. This bi-annual event is one in a series featuring two members from the ASU Department of Art. In “Simultaneously,” Roger Carlisle, Professor of Art, and Daniel J.
Reeves, Dean of the College of Fine Arts, work intuitively and
intellectually, masterfully laying down areas of color, tricking the eye
into seeing what is not there. Their works include paintings, drawings,
photographs, and prints. Reeves’ work, derived from years of research, balances formal technique with theory. The effect is enjoyable both visually and intellectually. What might seem to be a straightforward use of alternating colors is, in fact, a very calculated application of a multitude of layers of paint. He charms us with his pleasing color combinations but offers us more with his deliberate visual tricks that appear in violation of natural law.
When seen together, it becomes clear that these two painters are both
illusionists, not in the usual sense of producing an apparently
three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface, but through a
shared creative generosity that allows us to see in a new way. The
joie de vivre expressed through their work is a gift to us
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