Beverly Buchanan – “Global Perspective on the Creative Vernacular of the Rural South”

February 17 – April 19, 2012
Main Gallery

Beverly Buchanan – “Global Perspective on the Creative Vernacular of the Rural South”
Main Gallery

Beverly Buchanan is an African-American artist whose works include painting and sculpture. Buchanan is noted for her exploration of Southern vernacular architecture through her art.
“My work is about response and memory. It is a process of creating objects that relate to the physical world through perception rather than reproduction. Remembering the look and feel of structures has long been a strong focus in my drawings and sculptures – the house and its yard and the road behind and across. Capturing the essence and something of the look and feel of now versus then is not easy.” – Beverly Buchanan

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Buchanan “Studio/Home”

Where is A. J.? wood 18 x 12 3.4 17 1.4 2009

Buchanan “Where’s A. J.?”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4 Beverly Buchanan Oil pastel on paper 66 x 45

Buchanan “Untitled” Oil Pastel on Paper 66″ x 45″

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The artist, Beverly Buchanan, at the opening reception.

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Visitors at the opening reception in the Main Gallery.

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George R. N’Namdi at the opening reception.