Josh Garrick- Monumental Monochromes at Lake Eustis Museum of Art
This afternoon, in the historic town center of Eustis, art and
history merged in a rare and exciting confluence. Approximately 30 guests
attending afternoon high tea at the
Lake Eustis Museum of Art, were treated to
a passionate presentation by guest artist/scholar, Josh Garrick. The
presentation capped the first exhibit under the museum’s new executive
director, Richard Colvin.
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| photograph from the No Stone Unturned series, 2012, ©J. Garrick |
“Monumental Monochromes” is a photographic retrospective that
encompasses 30 years of images collected as a scholar leading groups of college
students through Greece. Many of these
dynamic photographs are printed on aluminum, adding a depth and brilliance to
the already dramatic images. Garrick’s passion for Greece and its history is
captured these works which have been taken from a perspective rarely made
available to Greek nationals, and never to artists from other countries.
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| ©J. Garrick |
The extraordinary perspectives were captured from extreme vantage
points gained by climbing the tricky edges and precipices of the construction and
rebuilding sites of Grecian wonders. Anchoring himself against powerful winds,
carrying three cameras, Garrick climbed to the top of the Parthenon and
captured both the mystique of the city and its impressive hold on its past.
Garrick’s empassioned historical recap brought into perspective
the reconstruction of the Parthenon following the volatile years of
Persian/Spartan/Athenian power struggles which ultimately resolved into an age
of brilliance for the arts and sciences. Should things have worked out
differently, explained Garrick, society as we know it would not exist.
Four of the very large photographs on aluminum have been
purchased by independent patrons and donated to four different museums for
their permanent collections: the Museum of Florida Art, the Maitland Museum of
Art and History, The Lake Eustis Museum of Art, and the Orlando Museum of Art.
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| ©J. Garrick |
“Monumental Monochromes” is worth the drive to Eustis,
but don’t
wait too long. The exhibit closes May 27th.
Lake Eustis Museum of Art
200 East Orange Avenue
Eustis, FL 32726
352-483-2900
by Fern Matthews
Fern Mathews is a mixed media artist
recognized for her textural work and use of color. Matthews’ work is included
in both public and private art collections throughout the country and The
Caribbean, and shows in New York and New Orleans.
