Hinson Art Museum Wingate University

Brian Rutenberg

"Finder 4", Oil on Paper

Nathan Wood

"Four Platters", Glass

L. John Huneycutt (North Carolina)

"Duality and the Double Barrell", Canvas print from original ambrotype

M. John Huneycutt (North Carolina)

"Dinner During Apocalypse", Canvas print from original ambrotype

Gugger Petter (Denmark)

"Portrait of a Young Man #16", Woven newspaper

Born in Denmark, but having been inspired by living and working in Italy, Mexico, Belgium and the United States, Gugger Petter’s newspaper art has become a “diary” of her life, each piece constructed with newsprint reflecting a moment in time.

Petter has worked with newspaper as her medium for over twenty years. “My fascination with newspaper consists not only of it being ‘the diary of our lives,’ but is also presents me with a black, white and limited color palette, which has always been my choice.” Using a traditional loom to weave tightly rolled strips of newspaper, Petter’s work is a larger-than-life look at aspects of people of our daily lives. “My work can be seen as an abstraction as well as a representational image, where surface, subject matter, color and content all convey tension between opposites.” Gugger Petter has been widely exhibited in galleries and museums in Europe, Unites States and Mexico.

Jeffrey Batchelor

"The Magician", Oil on paper

1960, born in Rocky Mount, NC

This painting is inspired by the works of Rene Magritte. The central character is invisible, like many of Magritte’s surrealist figures. This removes the specific identity of the man to focus on the role he plays (although, anyone who knows me will know that “The Magician” is me.)

The dramatic sky evokes a sense of change and can be seen through the ascot to enhance the magician’s transparency. The movement of the card trick – the arc through the air – echos the arc of the trompe l’oeil frame. The cape falls over the edge of the frame creating a “trick” of its own. A magician’s assistant would often wear a mask like the one shown, which is a further allusion to the “hidden” aspect of this trickster. Giant hourglasses run backwards in the stark landscape signifying that time itself is going against normal order.

In a touch of whimsy, the magician’s dove sits on his shoulder holding the chain to his monocle in his beak, but the “piece de resistance” is the rabbit popping out of the hat. This playful little fellow steals the show as the primary “living” creature in the scene. And why the ace of hearts in the hat band? Because an artist paints from his heart.

Jeffrey Batchelor

"Higher Education", Oil on board

*This commissioned artwork was purchased with funds donated by Mrs. Elona Edwards

Bob Trotman

"Go Getter", Wood, tempera, wax, terra cotta

Dr. Louise Napier

"St. Basil’s Cathedral", Watercolor

The Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed is most commonly known as St. Basil’s Cathedral is located in Red Square, Moscow; one of the oldest and largest squares. This also happens to be the capital of Russia. The Cathedral is one of the most significant monuments of ancient Russian architecture; build in the 16th century between 1555-1561. The reasoning behind the creation of the Cathedral was to honor Tsar or Emperor Ivan the Terrible with his conquest of the Kazan Kingdom.

The main central church is declared sacred in the name of the Intercession of the Most Holy Theotokos which translates to the Mother of God. In total there are four main churches and nine chapels in total focusing on: The Three Patriarchs of Constantinople (the former name of Istanbul), Cyprian and Justina, Alexander Svirsky, and Gregory of Armenia; all of which are Saints honored in the Eastern Orthodox Churches. Two lower churches were later added in the name of St. Basil the Blessed, added in 1588 and Blessed John of Moscow, added in 1672. The architectural designs pull from Jerusalem and have strong religious ties, in fact when seen from an aerial view the eight domes that surround the ninth and center dome form a star. In addition to brightly colored tented-roof church architectural style, the internal Cathedral is richly decorated with an impressive collection of Russian icon paintings and masterpieces of church applied art all from ancient Russia.

Peter Max

"God Bless America II", Mixed Media

In 1937 Peter Max was born in berlin, Germany to parents Salla and Jacob. There is not much on his life growing up but it is stated in 1951, Peter Max began his fascination not only with art but with astronomy. This passion was embraced through his youth and is overseen in his artwork. Studying in places as The Louvre, located in Paris and at the Art Students League & School of Visual Arts allowed him to grow his skills in sketching and in realism painting. His studies expanded his interest in avant-garde (which is new or unusual experimental ideas especially in the arts) and Peter went on to attend the Progressive School of Visual Arts. It wasn’t until 1970 when Max will create for many people and organizations such as the US Postal Service, US General Services, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, Presidents, Woodstock Music and Peace Festival and many more.

God Bless America II was created in a series of six posters in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks. These posters were created in order to raise funds for the multiple relief funds while commemorating the spirit of America. This specific poster combines the popular patriotic icons Peter Max favored which were the Statue of Liberty, a Liberty Head and a Flag With Heart. The etching and graphic along with the original is represented with 5 liberties. It is considered mixed media done with acrylic painting and color lithography on paper. Additionally there are only 300 signed graphic prints that were made of this piece of artwork.

Robert Fawcett

"The Confederate Soilders", Mixed Media

Robert Fawcett was born in 1903 near London, England. His father encouraged him to draw from an early age. In 1919 his family moved to New York and the artist became an apprentice at an engraving shop. He earned enough money to attend the Slade School of Art in London.

In 1944 he began selling story illustrations to the Saturday Evening Post and Look Magazine. Fawcett was best known for the series of illustrations he did for Sherlock Holmes, written by Conan Doyle’s nephew, Arthur Conan Doyle and John Dickson Carr.

Zeno Giglietti

"Piazza D’Italia", Lithograph 6/275

Zeno was born in Nepi, Italy in 1918. From an early age he was attracted to painting, drawing, colors and plastic forms. His postwar work depicts typical Italian street scenes. Notice the use of the vanishing point as the road disappears between the buildings. Shadows on the buildings enhance the block color palette.

Francis Speight (1896-1989)

"San Souci Ferry", Oil on canvas, spring 1969

Known as a contemporary realist, he studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia. He painted directly from his source of inspiration. He would spend 40 years there as a student and teacher. He later took a teaching position at East Carolina University. The scene depicted here is the Cashie River in Windsor, NC.

Joshua Flint

"Soft Preoccupations", Oil on wood panel

Joshua Flint is an Associate Professor at the Pacific Northwest College of Art and resides in Portland, Oregon. Flint’s work is based on photographs curated from many sources, such as digitized museum archives. Much like observing the ruins of old, grand buildings or a church in a state of decay, the characters and objects that populate his paintings are employed to create a sense of ephemerality, implanting the work with a kind of fascination and disquiet over the passage of time. By creating such a scene, they serve as reminders that cutting-edge trends and novelty will evolve into new interactions or be abandoned all together. In addition, most of the photos incorporated into the works do not contain elements that were directed or photographed by the artist, all of which allows a certain distance to reinterpret as he sees fit. Flint says, “I can see this person or place in a photograph but know nothing about what is going [on] beyond those paper borders. That ambiguity, between the seen and unseen, between the real the imaginary, is where my paintings live.”

After a selection of old photographs were released by the Library of Congress, Flint reinterprets this photo of a group of girls at a boarding school. The artist detours from the original composition through line, brushstroke and color selection. Notice the stroke used to depict a metal cup. As the table recedes, the artist moves your eye back to the cake.

Kevin Duval

"Ring Diver", Metal

Kevin Duval is a self-taught metal artist. A lifelong love of tools, mechanics and a background in machining has evolved into a career in kinetic art. This one-of-a-kind sculpture can be examined in a static state or spun in three different directions to enjoy a dance of changing, hypnotic designs.

*C. Douglas Helms Endowment for the Arts

Michael Costella

"The Fourth Dimension", Wood sculpture

Ben Long

"True Art is to Conceal Art", Fresco

"Ars Est Celare Artem"

Is made possible by a generous gift from Patron Donors of the Arts, Windell and Judy Talley, Stanfield, North Carolina, outstanding citizens of Stanly County, faithful benefactors of their Alma Mater, leaders in agriculture and the arts. The Ben Long Fresco is dedicated this day, September 24, 2015