Robert Brower has always looked at satellite and aerial images as art. Now he will have the opportunity to share that view with others.
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The Schweinfurth's new exhibit showcases landscape scenes from the artists' vantage point
The Schweinfurth's new exhibit showcases landscape scenes from the artists' vantage point
For the first time, Cayuga Community College's Institute for the Application of Geospatial Technology (IAGT) is part of an exhibition at the Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center.
Since touring the IAGT office two years ago, Schweinfurth Executive Director Donna Lamb has had the desire to include some of the institute's work in an exhibition. That opportunity presented itself with the Schweinfurth's upcoming main exhibit.
“I thought it would be a nice juxtaposition with the landscape show,” Lamb said, referring to “Brush Strokes & Land Marks: Contemporary Landscape Painting,” which opens Saturday.
The IAGT's complementary exhibit, titled “Geospatial Imagery: Satellite, Plane and Beyond,” features satellite images of the Finger Lakes region, aerial photographs of the World Trade Center after 9/11 and three-dimensional visualizations of other terrain. Brower pulled the images from several IAGT past and current projects.
Brower, who is also one of the speakers at the center's 25th anniversary open house Sunday, May 7, is excited about the opportunity to showcase the work the institute has been doing since it opened in the late 1990s.
He is enthusiastic to be a part of what he calls Auburn's cultural renaissance and is ready for people to experience how well science and art can fit together.
“Just seeing (the satellite images) from a purely artistic point of view on the basis of graphic impact is stunning,” Brower said. “In some cases, these things are just beautiful to look at.”
The institute's images will be on display in some of the side galleries, while the main gallery will be home to paintings by a group of nine nationally and regionally known artists.
The museum chose to focus on landscape paintings because of the universal appeal the landscape genre seems to have, said Stephanie Schuster, assistant director at the Schweinfurth.
“I think that there's always something people can relate to,” Schuster said, noting that viewers connect to landscapes on emotional and physical levels. “The accessibility of it really makes it a great way for people to experience contemporary art.”
The paintings included in the exhibits are not your typical representative landscapes, however; because they are contemporary pieces, many are more abstract than people may be used to.
It is this marrying of traditional and non-traditional elements that Schuster hopes will interest visitors.
“It's always our goal to push the envelope and show people things they don't even know they like,” she said.
In addition to the landscape paintings and IAGT images, the Schweinfurth will display some designs and drawings of Julius Schweinfurth, the center's namesake, in a side gallery.
If you go
What: “Brush Strokes & Land Marks: Contemporary Landscape Painting,” “Geospatial Imagery: Satellite, Plane and Beyond,” and “Julius A. Schweinfurth, Architect”
When: Saturday through June 17
Where: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
Suggested admission: $3 for adults, art center members and children under 12 free
Staff writer Linda Ober can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 237 or linda.ober@lee.net
Since touring the IAGT office two years ago, Schweinfurth Executive Director Donna Lamb has had the desire to include some of the institute's work in an exhibition. That opportunity presented itself with the Schweinfurth's upcoming main exhibit.
“I thought it would be a nice juxtaposition with the landscape show,” Lamb said, referring to “Brush Strokes & Land Marks: Contemporary Landscape Painting,” which opens Saturday.
The IAGT's complementary exhibit, titled “Geospatial Imagery: Satellite, Plane and Beyond,” features satellite images of the Finger Lakes region, aerial photographs of the World Trade Center after 9/11 and three-dimensional visualizations of other terrain. Brower pulled the images from several IAGT past and current projects.
Brower, who is also one of the speakers at the center's 25th anniversary open house Sunday, May 7, is excited about the opportunity to showcase the work the institute has been doing since it opened in the late 1990s.
He is enthusiastic to be a part of what he calls Auburn's cultural renaissance and is ready for people to experience how well science and art can fit together.
“Just seeing (the satellite images) from a purely artistic point of view on the basis of graphic impact is stunning,” Brower said. “In some cases, these things are just beautiful to look at.”
The institute's images will be on display in some of the side galleries, while the main gallery will be home to paintings by a group of nine nationally and regionally known artists.
The museum chose to focus on landscape paintings because of the universal appeal the landscape genre seems to have, said Stephanie Schuster, assistant director at the Schweinfurth.
“I think that there's always something people can relate to,” Schuster said, noting that viewers connect to landscapes on emotional and physical levels. “The accessibility of it really makes it a great way for people to experience contemporary art.”
The paintings included in the exhibits are not your typical representative landscapes, however; because they are contemporary pieces, many are more abstract than people may be used to.
It is this marrying of traditional and non-traditional elements that Schuster hopes will interest visitors.
“It's always our goal to push the envelope and show people things they don't even know they like,” she said.
In addition to the landscape paintings and IAGT images, the Schweinfurth will display some designs and drawings of Julius Schweinfurth, the center's namesake, in a side gallery.
If you go
What: “Brush Strokes & Land Marks: Contemporary Landscape Painting,” “Geospatial Imagery: Satellite, Plane and Beyond,” and “Julius A. Schweinfurth, Architect”
When: Saturday through June 17
Where: Schweinfurth Memorial Art Center, 205 Genesee St., Auburn
Suggested admission: $3 for adults, art center members and children under 12 free
Staff writer Linda Ober can be reached at 253-5311 ext. 237 or linda.ober@lee.net