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Mesa Laboratory
Boulder, CO 80305
Two new exhibitions featured at NCAR: Mixed media drawing and watercolor by Ileana Barbu and Mixed media painting by Frederick Pichon.
Ileana Barbu’s formations as a sculptor infused her artistic view with the fascination of three-dimensionality and the constant impulse of understanding forms in all angles. Drawing is an obsession for her – line and form in all their aspects have been a constant in her artwork. Her body of work can be viewed as a conglomerate of different directions, but she always returns back to line or linear compositions. Even when she “paints,” what really matters to her is the underlying structure. The paintings are, in fact, colored drawings. Ileana is fascinated with the human figure in all its aspects: physical, spiritual, natural, social and historical-temporal. Lately, she has been drawn to the images of trees – but also through the prism of human expression. Each “tree” is in fact another facet of herself. Barbu’s work will be on exhibit in UCAR Gallery l of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) April 30, 2018 to June 29, 2018.
Frederick Pichon’s paintings reflect his personal interests in design, architecture, science and history. He is grounded in the pictorial tradition of Western art and perspective, but this body of work is contemporary. As a skilled draftsman, he loves precise drawing, but tries to be open to other stylistic expressions, so his work may straddle abstraction and representation, and incorporate materials, collages, computer images and more. His images express a position on man in the universe, both humanistic and technical to reflect on our condition. A good piece is a meditative work that opens on a different level of reality. Pichon's work will be on exhibit in UCAR Gallery ll of the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) April 30, 2018 to June 29, 2018.
Art Reception Saturday May 5th from 4 - 6 pm.
NCAR's Mesa Laboratory is located at 1850 Table Mesa Drive in Boulder. Its galleries and Visitor Center are open to the public on Weekdays from 8:00 am - 5:00 pm. Weekends and Holiday’s 9:00 am - 4:00 pm. There is no charge for admission.
