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Worth Ryder Art Gallery
February 17 - March 11, 2016Info
University of California, Berkeley 116 Kroeber Hall Berkeley, CA 94720 Google Map »Reception
February 17, 2016 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Robert Hartman, “Blocked Blue”, 1961. Oil and collage on raw canvas, 61″ x 59.5″. Courtesy the artist.
The UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice and the Worth Ryder Art Gallery are deeply honored to present Airborne, a memorial retrospective exhibition of our much-loved Professor Emeritus Robert Hartman, 1926 – 2015. Robert Hartman taught painting and drawing at the UC Berkeley Department of Art Practice for thirty years, influencing generations of student artists. He was a gentle, kind man, whose deep attention to the act of seeing, and profoundly insightful critical feedback made a powerful impression on those who encountered him in the classroom. Throughout this time, he maintained an active art practice, one rooted in the careful observation of composition, color, and space he developed through his early engagement with Abstract Expressionist painting. His tireless search for new modes of expression lead him to challenge painting traditions and explore new mediums. For more about the work in the exhibition, please visit: http://art.berkeley.edu/events/event/robert-hartman/ Airborne will also feature a special exhibition of works by alumni artists whose work has been influenced by Hartman’s teaching and artwork.
Participants will be announced the week before the exhibition. The Call for Work is currently open and will close on Friday, February 5th, 2016. More details about how to apply can be found here: http://art.berkeley.edu/events/event/call_hartman/
With a special exhibition of Cal alumni whose lives he touched
Free, Accessible, and Open to the Public