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Vibrant color and lyrical movement create evocations
of grassy fields and serene waterscapes in new paintings by Joonja Lee
Mornes. Her poetic exhibition “Meditating on Seasons and Light” opens
in the Gage Family Art Gallery on Friday, February 25 with an opening
reception from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
For Mornes, an Asian-American artist who grew up
in Seoul, Korea, her work is both “East and West.” Investigating these diverse
cultural influences will be the focus of a special symposium on Saturday,
March 12. The symposium “Cultural Crossroads: East/West Aesthetics” will
feature a gallery tour and presentation by Mornes followed by a discussion
of her work by other visual artists whose own work is grounded in an
appreciation and understanding of both eastern and western aesthetic
traditions. Kinji Atagawa, Martha Johnson, robert tom will also share
examples of their own cross-cultural art projects with the public. This
community-oriented activity is made possible in part by a 2005 Cultural
Community Partnership Grant that Mornes, in conjunction with the Augsburg
College Art Galleries, received from the Minnesota State Arts Board,
through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature and a grant
from the National Endowment for the Arts.
The Gage Family Art Gallery is located at 22nd Avenue
South and 7th Street on the second floor of Lindell Library on the Augsburg
College campus.
The gallery hours are 10 a.m.–7 p.m. Monday–Friday and 1–5
p.m. Saturday and Sunday. For more gallery information call 612-330-1524
or check the website www.augsburg.edu/galleries.All events are free and
open to the public. |
