BANDS OF COLOR: THE USE OF LINE IN CONTEMPORARY ART
JUNE 3, 2017 - SEPTEMBER 10, 2017
FRAN O'NEILL, meeting you, 2014. Oil on canvas, diptych. Partial gift of the Jacksonville Women's Leadership Group and partial museum purchase
MAYA HAYUK, Multiverse, 2014. Acrylic on panel. Gift of Preston H. Haskell in memory of Arthur W. Milam.
Since the cave paintings of prehistoric time, the “simple” use of a line has been implemented for various pictorial means. Ranging from long, narrow marks to thick stripes, Bands of Color presents a wide array of how artists not only employ lines but challenge our understanding of this unassuming gesture.
