Wednesday, March 14, 2012

UB Anderson Gallery

Last friday we went to the Anderson Gallery. It was hidden away in a unsuspecting place but very established! I was sick this day so didn't spend any extra time to walk around afterwords but luckily we had a good tour! We learned Martha Jackson really was the person to make this gallery so succesful in the first place. Back in World War II art scene she was one of the most well known art dealers around. She is from Buffalo, and she used her families trust funds to start her art collection which she would sell and buy more to get the collection around today.


In 1990 the Anderson Galley was opened. When Anderson retired in 2000 it was donated to UB, where it continue to be a educational gallery with many historical and new pieces arriving!

When I was there we saw three artists; Chunwoo Nam, Kevin B O'Callahan, and Harold Cohen, as well as an exhibit called Craven's World with artifacts and art peices from all different times and places that bring our world together!

Chunwoo Nam  was an Asian artist who does work that makes a statement on the impact of globalization, environmental issues, social and economic impact worldwide. He did a very interesting  work where he took China and the USA to compare them. He showed that they have their conflicts but they also work together to maximize their profits. He did most of his work in lithographs which is a type of printmaking. He is a newer artist and all of his work made a statement and that was explained through the title.

The next artist we saw was Kevin B  O'Callaham who was born in 1902. He did a lot of his work during the Great Depression where he would go in to all kinds of work places to sketch and took advantage of all different kinds or angles and views! He was known for his positive and negative space which was very effident from far away as well as up close. I loved all his detail its amazing how he could do that in his prints. They were so good!!

The last artist we saw was upstairs and that was Harold Cohen. He was a very educated man who was interested in building health awareness and medical things, making them fun but educational!!

This gallery was a good experience, I would like to go back when I was feeling better though because I didn't want to get out of bed that mornings, but it is free so it's nice to know I can go back whenever!!!

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