Soka University: Lecture by Artist Arie A. Galles Dec. 4

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Lecture by Artist Arie A. Galles

“36 Years of Looking Forward: Technical and Aesthetic Evolution of a Unique New Art Form - 1975-2011"

Date: Sunday, Dec. 04, 2011

Time: 5:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Location: Soka University - Founders Hall Art Gallery

Admission: Free

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Photograph above shows Arie Galles today (left) and in 1975

This lecture is presented in conjunction with Arie Galles's current art exhibition Heartland II- Reflected-Light Paintings which is showing in Founders Hall Art Gallery through January 8th. A question and answer session will follow the lecture, which is sponsored by Soka University’s Creative Arts Area.

Arie Alexander Galles works with light and will describe his artistic process in this lecture. The iconography of the Reflected-Light paintings develops through a progression of color drawings in pencil, oil pastels and paint, works of art in their own right. culminate in full scale templates for the final works on aluminum extrusions.The intensely hued two dimensional drawings don't actually evolve into Galles' finished pieces; rather, they metamorphose into unique three dimensional instruments resonating with luminosity.

In his Reflected-Light paintings, rather then using light to expose hidden flaws, Arie Galles uses light to bring beautifully radiating images into existence.