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You Will LOVE Robert Indiana at Farnsworth
Jul 30, 2009 11:47 AM
Even if you are not an art aficionado, the current show at the Farnsworth Art Museum focusing on Robert Indiana is a provocative and moving account of the life of the venerable artist.
The show is called "Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope." It contains many of his pieces, once known as Pop Art. His rendering of the world LOVE became a world-wide symbol in the '70s, and became the most popular U.S. postage stamp ever. His sculpture of the word HOPE in 2008 was also a worldwide success, and he donated more than $1 million in proceeds from it to the Obama campaign.
The part of the exhibit that I found most stimulating was a film about his life. In art, there are films and there are films. Most I have seen are brief and mundane. But the film at the Farnsworth was a comprehensive and painstaking look at his work, lasting close to an hour. Among other things, it explained why he changed his name from Robert Clark to Robert Indiana (he was a native of New Castle, IN and felt the name Indiana would generate more interest than Clark).
The film reviewed his start in New York, and then followed his career in Maine. Indiana, pictured here, moved to Vinalhaven in 1978, and has been among the island's most noted residents since.
There are several dozen pieces collected at the Farnsworth, many reflecting his anti-war views from Vietnam to the Middle East. Again, the well-executed film explains many periods of his life so the visitor ($12 for an adult) leaves with a full understanding of this soft-spoken but dynamic artist.
Also on display at the Farnsworth is "Jamie Wyeth - Seven Deadly Sins." This is an ambitious Dante-like look at the ever-cranky Maine seagull. It's true. Each of seven large paintings feature the various character flaws of the ubiquitous (and generally filthy) seafaring gull.
Other exhibits at the Rockland museum now include "A Tribute to Andrew Wyeth," "N.C. Wyeth - Painter and illusrator" and Alex Katz - Early Paintings."
Your Scribe is not an expert in art but I will say this:
the Robert Indiana show accompanied by a remarkable film is outstanding, and the other thoughtfully curated exhibits make this an outstanding summer for the Farnsworth.
The show is called "Robert Indiana and the Star of Hope." It contains many of his pieces, once known as Pop Art. His rendering of the world LOVE became a world-wide symbol in the '70s, and became the most popular U.S. postage stamp ever. His sculpture of the word HOPE in 2008 was also a worldwide success, and he donated more than $1 million in proceeds from it to the Obama campaign.
The part of the exhibit that I found most stimulating was a film about his life. In art, there are films and there are films. Most I have seen are brief and mundane. But the film at the Farnsworth was a comprehensive and painstaking look at his work, lasting close to an hour. Among other things, it explained why he changed his name from Robert Clark to Robert Indiana (he was a native of New Castle, IN and felt the name Indiana would generate more interest than Clark).
The film reviewed his start in New York, and then followed his career in Maine. Indiana, pictured here, moved to Vinalhaven in 1978, and has been among the island's most noted residents since.
There are several dozen pieces collected at the Farnsworth, many reflecting his anti-war views from Vietnam to the Middle East. Again, the well-executed film explains many periods of his life so the visitor ($12 for an adult) leaves with a full understanding of this soft-spoken but dynamic artist.
Also on display at the Farnsworth is "Jamie Wyeth - Seven Deadly Sins." This is an ambitious Dante-like look at the ever-cranky Maine seagull. It's true. Each of seven large paintings feature the various character flaws of the ubiquitous (and generally filthy) seafaring gull.
Other exhibits at the Rockland museum now include "A Tribute to Andrew Wyeth," "N.C. Wyeth - Painter and illusrator" and Alex Katz - Early Paintings."
Your Scribe is not an expert in art but I will say this:
the Robert Indiana show accompanied by a remarkable film is outstanding, and the other thoughtfully curated exhibits make this an outstanding summer for the Farnsworth.
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