On a rainy Thursday evening, Burlington residents of all ages flocked to the University of Vermont’s Fleming Museum of Art for the opening reception of two new exhibitions for Fall 2011.
“I am particularly excited about our suite of exhibitions, which open a window on the artistic process and really allow the observer to see the motivation behind the artist’s work,” director Janie Cohen said.
One of the exhibitions open for the first time on Sept. 20, titled “Open House,” is a five-part narrative by artist Andrew Raftery depicting a series of moments over the course of an open house.
The final product of Raftery’s project, five copper-plated engravings with painstaking attention to detail, would have been an amazing exhibit by themselves.
However, what makes this exhibit so special is that they are presented with many of Raftery’s preliminary studies in a wide variety of mediums. The observer is able to witness Raftery’s artistic process firsthand, which is exactly what Cohen is excited about.
Presented alongside “Open House” is an exhibit titled “The Incised