09.30.08
Posted in Art exhibits at 1:55 pm by yccclibrary
Artwork by Morbideus W. Goodell
The YCCC Library will exhibit the artwork of Wells artist Morbideus W. Goodell during the month of October. “Can Art be both beautiful and disturbing at the same time?”, the artist questions. Few are willing to stare into the abyss, so Morbideus has brought dark images back from the depths for the fun and amusement of all. Creating what he calls “The Fine Art of Death,” Morbideus’ muse is making images that he hopes others will appreciate in spite of themselves.
Former staff illustrator for Apex Horror & Science Fiction Magazine, Morbideus’ artwork has also appeared in several books, including the Stoker Award-winning “CRYPTOPEDIA: A Dictionary of the Weird, Strange, and Downright Bizarre” by Author Jonathan Maberry. His work was also featured on an episode of “Pimp my Ride” (titled “Pimpeando”) for MTv3. Morbideus (along with photographer-wife Dee) designs and sells T-shirts and prints through their company Postmortem Productions.
This exhibit is free and open to the public during regular Library hours, Monday – Thursday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. and Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information, call Amber Tatnall, Library Director, 207-646-9282.
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09.29.08
Posted in Art exhibits, General at 1:23 pm by yccclibrary
‘A’ is for Architecture is a photographic portfolio of architectural details of buildings in Dane County, Wisconsin. It will be on display in the library through October 29. The photographs were taken by Jeff Dean, an architectural historian, photographer, and the Historic Preservation Officer of Wisconsin. Dean created this photographic project in 1989. His portfolio traveled throughout Dan county’s schools to heighten children’s awareness of their rich architectural environment and to stimulate classroom discussion relating to the design and preservation of historic buildings in their communities.
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09.04.08
Posted in Art exhibits, General at 9:34 am by yccclibrary
A new art exhibit has just arrived at the YCCC Library and will be on display through September 29. These nine photographs by Daniel Farber provide a glimpse of colonial American history as carved in stone: angels, hour glasses, and even the grim reaper. Stop by to take a look today! Jason Jolda’s artwork will also continue to be displayed during this time.
The following information was provided by the University of Maine Museum of Art about the artist and this collection:
In the winter of 1958, Daniel Farber began working with the gravestones of Colonial America. He realized the value of the tombstones to the research of art historians, archaeologists, genealogists, and scholars of American history as examples of early American sculpture. However, the stone reliefs were eroding due to neglect, vandalism, weather damage, and eventually would be destroyed and lost forever. For those reasons, Farber realized the need to photographically record their images. To accomplish this, Farber developed a technique to control the angle of sunlight, creating a slight shadow across the carving, by using a large mirror fitted on a tripod. This technique allowed him to capture a three-dimensional image of each gravestone at virtually any time of the day, anywhere in the graveyard. Farber’s images capture the carvings in great detail, and reveal the symbols commonly associated with death and the passage of time hundreds of years ago. The most common folk art images from that era symbolizing death – death-heads, hour glasses, angels, flowers and sickles – are still recognized today. Farber has photographed 7500 different stones, as well as coordinated and participated in efforts to ensure the preservation of several of these grave markers.
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