Suggesting Reality
Workshop | This program has been canceled
Art reveals the evidence of our experiences and values. By observing and creating, the artist suggests themes that are essential to his or her character, and perpetuates the making and sharing of experiences. Through art, subjects become significant to us in unique ways, aesthetically and conceptually. Through lecture and demonstration, this workshop will not only reinforce an understanding of composition and form, but will also explore methods to break up and strip down the subject, then reconstruct it in new and surprising ways. We will explore systems of dividing the space within the rectangle, distributing the lines and forms of the subject. Students will participate in discussions regarding the subtleties, variations, lines, textures and colors that enliven our senses and captivate our interest; the way our eyes perceive things and how we make choices regarding their relative importance; the suggestion of the passage of time; the relative states of motion and stillness; how the artist may represent nature in order to reflect on his or her perceptions, experiences and values while also contemplating the important power of content, symbol and abstraction. Douglas demonstrates frequently, every day of the workshop. www.douglasfryer.blogspot.com
• Students in this “Suggesting Reality” workshop have the option to continue study with Douglas Fryer in his “Composition: Structure, Unity and Variety” Workshop, April 27-May 1, 2020.
• Students who are interested in the two workshops will receive a tuition discount. Tuition for both weeks is $1200 (a $170 savings).
Douglas Fryer
Douglas Fryer (American, b.1963) is an artist regarded for his richly textured, subtly abstracted landscapes, still lifes and figures. He believes that "Art is in the process and result of organizing elements for the purpose of stimulating the senses, emotions and thoughts of both the creator and the viewer of the work. Works of art are evidence of the artist's effort to experience and comprehend the world and to observe particular nuances in visual, conceptual and spiritual information. Using a variety of tools, techniques and mediums, he creates poetic works that inspire contemplation and reflection. Douglas Fryer was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, and was raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois as well as in California. He received a BFA (1988) and MFA (1995) from Brigham Young University. Fryer has taught at BYU, University of Hartford, Fashion Institute of Technology, and Snow College. Douglas Fryer is represented by Meyer Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, Altamira Gallery in Scottsdale, Arizona and Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and Illume Gallery of Fine Art, St. George, Utah. He is a Signature Member of Plein Air Painters of America. Douglas lives with his family in Spring City, Utah.