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Join us on the second Thursday of every month for an evening of art and a conversation in the galleries. Complimentary light refreshments will be served from 5:30-6 p.m. followed by a program from 6-7 p.m. Free with general admission.
July 8
Gallery Talk with Artist Dalton Ghetti
Ghetti, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, has been making his pencil creations since he was a schoolboy in Brazil. Using a variety of simple razors and needles, he carves incredibly detailed miniature sculptures out of the lead core of pencils without the aid of technology or even a magnifying glass. While Alphabet, 2005, (comprised of 26 individual pencils which took him two and a half years to carve) is his most famous work, he also carves tools, chains, geometric objects, boots, and buildings on to the tips of pencils. Ghetti is currently one of the artists exhibited in the exhibition Meticulous Masterpieces: Contemporary Art by Dalton Ghetti, Les Lourigan and Jennifer Maestre on view through Aug. 29, 2010.
Aug. 12
The Well Tempered Clavier by Johann Sebastian Bach 1st Book, Part 1 and Part 2 performed by Pianist Arthur Villar
Pianist Arthur Villar was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, starting his studies in piano, chamber music, theory and conducting in 2004, at the age of 21, at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. One year later, Villar gave his first piano recital with The Well Tempered Clavier and since then he has been performing, with great success, the 24 preludes and fugues from the first book in several cities in Brazil, the United States and Spain. Among his achievements, he won the first prize in the Souza Lima National Piano Competition in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2007, for his piano performing and musical excellence and in 2008 was granted a scholarship to pursue his degree in Piano Performance at the internationally acclaimed Hartt School (University of Hartford) under the tutelage of Professor Luiz de Moura Castro.
Villar considers The Well Tempered Clavier to be the synthesis of Bach’s music for keyboard, combining an unsurpassed richness of different human emotions. A work of art in the purest sense, the collection demonstrates a perfect balance between simple and complex. Although playing these pieces on the modern piano presents a real challenge, meticulous study enlightens a musician about how universal and timeless this music is. The WTC provides an opportunity to become intimate with one of the most brilliant minds, which is quite worth the venture.
Sept. 9
Gallery Talk by artist Graydon Parrish
The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy, September 11, 2001
Join Parrish as he visits the NBMAA and leads a discussion in front of his grand artwork The Cycle of Terror and Tragedy, September 11, 2001. Parrish graduated from Amherst College, Massachusetts, after studying at the New York Academy of Art. He admires the classical style of painting as exemplified by Raphael, Jacques-Louis David, and William-Adolphe Bouguereau where the viewer can see the direct influence of these masters in his work.
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