08.04.09
Posted in Art exhibits, General at 10:10 am by yccclibrary
Thanks to funding from the YCCC Foundation, two new signed prints by Richard Haynes have been added to the Library’s permanent art collection. Be-bop! and Untold Ballad are part of Haynes’ Jazz Series which uses the medium of oil wax crayon on paper. Look for them near the circulation desk.
Untold Ballad By Richard Haynes
J. Dennis Robinson writes:
“Richard Haynes is truly an American Artist. He knows this country from every perspective. Born to the south in 1949, Richard hails from James Island in Charleston, South Carolina where he spent his boy hood…
Richard’s colorful and diverse life is directly reflected in his art. Whether celebrating the harsh lives of migrant workers, or wandering the ancient halls of a colonial New England mansion, Richard sees scenes through his own deeply-held vision of America….
Richard begins, simply, with the scenes and citizens that capture his eye. Like Walt Whitman, he celebrates what it means to be an American in an era of great National transformation. Like Whitman, he tells our stories, not with words, but using shapes and hues, in a style that is both instantly familiar and surprisingly new.”
For more information about artist Richard Haynes and his artwork visit his website at http://www.haynesimages.com/
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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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07.22.08
Posted in Art exhibits at 3:07 pm by yccclibrary
The Library at York County Community College will exhibit the artwork of Jason Jolda during the months of August and September. Mr. Jolda has been an instructor at YCCC since 2002 where he teaches Introduction to Drawing and Advanced Life Drawing. He is completing his Masters in Fine Art with the Savannah College of Art and Design. This exhibit will be his capstone experience in that degree.
Jolda’s style, he says, lies somewhere between science fiction and fantasy and embraces a sense of darkness and mystery. The works in this exhibit include illustrations and sculpture and span from the late 1990’s to 2008. When not teaching, Jolda is a freelance illustrator who creates conceptual illustrations and storyboards for local advertising agencies and private businesses. He has also worked with a Florida based-company that develops and designs theme park attractions world wide.
The Library will host an Opening Reception on Wednesday, August 6 at 4:30. Refreshments will be served. The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular Library hours, Monday – Thursday, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. and Friday, 9 a.m. to noon. For more information, call Amber Tatnall, Library Director, 207-646-9282
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04.18.08
Posted in Art exhibits, General at 3:05 pm by yccclibrary
The latest art display in the library features paintings of fish and coastal habitats by local artist James (”Jim”) Dochtermann. The artwork will be on display from April 22 through the end of May. Dochtermann recently spent two years living in northern Japan and now resides in Alfred, Maine. He is currently a researcher at the Wells National Estuarine Research Reserve in southern Maine. His experience includes investigating fish communities and habitats from the Gulf of Maine estuaries and their associated watersheds to offshore marine areas. The artwork reflects his direct exposure, acquired through intense field research, to these habitats and the fish that live there. Many of these works have been provided for documents and publication for Gulf of Maine-related research, education and stewardship. James paints with oil, gouache and water color.
The fish paintings are part of a series that will be used to illustrate an upcoming field guide Fish of Southern Maine and Seacoast New Hampshire to be released by the Wells Reserve and Laudholm Trust. The originals are for sale and range in price from $60 to $90. Please speak to one of the librarians if you are interested in purchasing a painting. For more information about the artist and his work, please visit http://www.jamesdochtermann.com/
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02.05.08
Posted in Art exhibits, General at 3:37 pm by yccclibrary
Like any tidal river, the Kennebunk River is always changing with the tides, the seasons and the weather. Paula Gagnon, a hobbyist photographer and Vice President, Dean of Academic & Student Affairs at York County Community College, is fortunate to live next door to this natural wonder. She has captured the dynamic and ephemeral beauty of this landscape and shares it through a series of 13 color photographs and a short narrative. These photos are currently on display in the stacks/group room section of the Library and will remain up through the end of February.
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11.30.07
Posted in Art exhibits at 2:42 pm by yccclibrary
A new art exhibit has just arrived at the YCCC Library! It includes nine black and white photographs by American photographer Alfred Stieglitz. Come take a break from studying to view these works of art.
The works featured are:
1. Sunlight and Shadows – Paula, 1889
2. Spring Showers – New York, 1902
3. The Steerage, 1907
4. Portrait – Georgia O-Keefe, 1929
5. Barn – Lake George, 1920
6. Sky, 1931
7. Equivalent 27C, 1931
8. Poplars – Lake George, 1932
9. Hands – Dorothy Norman, 1932
The following information was provided by the University of Maine Museum of Artabout the artist and this collection:
Alfred Stieglitz is numbered among the most significant influences of American cultural life in the period before World War II. Known as a promoter of the art of photography, he worked as an editor and also as director of several prominent New York galleries. But it is Stieglitz’s own body of photographic work which has firmly established his place among 20th Century artists.
Stieglitz’s career spanned more than 50 years and ridged 19th and 20th century styles of photography. In the 1880’s he traveled throughout Europe taking pictures. In 1889 Stieglitz returned permanently to New York where he began extensively exhibiting his own work and writing about photography. Stieglitz often chose to photograph in the rain, mist or snow to create a desired soft effect as well as to demonstrate that vision was more important than condition or equipment. The Steerage (1907) is among Stieglitz’s most celebrated photographs of this period. From 1925 until this death in 1946, his work included portraits, hundreds of studies of Georgia O-Keefe, photographs of Lake George (where Stieglitz summered), clouds and views of New York City.
If you would like to learn more about Alfred Stieglitz or view more of his photographs, you may want to visit some of the following websites:
http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/stieglitz_alfred.html.
Provides a number of links to other sites featuring biographies and images of his work.
http://www.artsmia.org/get-the-picture/stieglitz/
Offers an analysis of 8 of Stieglitz’s photographs and discusses some of his techniques and philosophies.
Also, in the YCCC Library, the following books are available about Alfred Stieglitz:
Alfred Stieglitz : an American seer
Call Number: TR 140 .S7 N59 1990
A biography written by Dorothy Norman, a close associate of Stieglitz. This book also features a number of his photographs.
Alfred Stieglitz
Call Number: TR 654 .S75 1997
Part of the Aperture Masters of Photography Series, this book presents a selection of the artist’s most significant photographs, spanning his career.
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11.05.07
Posted in Art exhibits at 4:08 pm by yccclibrary
There’s a new art exhibit showing in the YCCC Library now until Thanksgiving Break! It includes nine seascapes by artist Josef Arentz who lived much of his life in Maine. Stop by to take a look today!
The works featured are: Seascape at Higgins Beach, Seascape with Rocks, Seascape with Calm Water, Seascape: Rocky Coastline, Seascape: Green Waves, Seascape with Tall Rocks, Seascape with Surf &Rocks, Seascape with Long Wave and Seascape:Pounding Surf.
The following information was provided by the University of Maine Museum of Art about the artist and this collection:
Josef Arentz was born in Oslo, Norway in 1903 and immigrated to the United States in 1913. He settled in Baltimore, but eventually moved to Maine to paint at the coast. After marine authorities started purchasing his work, Arentz began to exhibit annually in Baltimore and Boston. He became a student of Schnars Alquist who considered Arentz his prime pupil. He was also an art instructor at several eastern art schools. Arentz received the gold medal from the Marine Art Dealer’s Association as well as many other art show distinctions.
Arentz’s examinations of the sea as a subject for his art were exhaustive and technical. He took thousands of photographs of the shore and surf and produced endless sketches. He studied the appearance of water in motion and the effects of light upon it. Much of his work approached the development of a palette from a scientific viewpoint. Josef Arentz’s studies of the turbulent Maine seacoast in pencil, charcoal and color wash illustrate the drawing process.
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10.19.07
Posted in Art exhibits at 3:42 pm by yccclibrary
YCCC is taking part in the University of Maine Museum of Art’s Vincent A. Hartgen Traveling Art Exhibit Program this fall. Called Museums By Mail, this cool program allows us to borrow items from the Maine Museum of Art’s permanent collection and display them in the library for all to view. Four exciting exhibits have been scheduled. You may have already seen Shildknecht’s Rural Watercolors on display during the month of September, and Stones and Bones: Alan Magee is currently on display through the end of October. Coming in November is Maine Seascapes by Josef Arentz and rounding out the year in December is Photographs by Alfred Stieglitz.
If you want to learn more about Museums by Mail, go to http://www.umma.umaine.edu/education/by_mail.html
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