"The Texas Aesthetic VII: Minding the Texas Tradition"
ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF CONTEMPORARY TEXAS PAINTING OPENS AT THE HOUSTON GALLERY Time to mark your art calendars, Houston! From May 9th through July 12th, 2014, the annual Texas Aesthetic exhibition returns to William Reaves Fine Art. In this annual display, the notable Texas-centered gallery on Brun Street, brings many of the state’s best painters to the city, reminding Houstonians of the virtues of Lone Star regionalism. This year’s Texas Aesthetic event marks the seventh consecutive rendition of this hallmark series in which the gallery examines the current status and continuing legacy of Texas landscape painting. The past displays have been superb, achieving brisk sales and garnering strong local reviews; and the folks at Reaves gallery promise that this year’s exhibition will be no different, offering yet another stunning collection of prime Texas work! Texas Aesthetic VII features the gallery’s stable of Contemporary Texas Regionalists, a group of sixteen of the state’s most prominent artists hailing from parts all across Texas. While featuring contemporary works the Texas Aesthetic actually constitutes a “legacy” exhibition, celebrating past traditions of Texas landscape painting by showcasing some of the most accomplished contemporary artists who carry on these traditions today. Reaves explains that all of the artists included paint either a style and subject matter directly inspired by earlier Texas masters who were at work in the early decades of the twentieth century, a time during which images of our state were just being captured on canvas.” The exhibition offers a pleasing opportunity to reflect upon the unique compositional elements and painterly qualities which continue to define “Texas” in art. From the paintings selected, it is readily apparent that the works are worthy of the attention of serious Texas collectors and that the selected artists are indeed a “cut above”. Texas art aficionados will definitely connect with the works in this show, and will take heart in the fact that these artists who have chosen to devote their considerable talents to the continued task of capturing today’s Lone Star scene. Participating artists include: Randy Bacon (Albany), Mary Baxter (Marfa), Margie Crisp (Elgin), Keith Davis (Austin), Jon Flaming (Richardson), Pat Gabriel (Fort Worth), Robert Harrison (San Antonio), Lee Jamison (Huntsville), Robb Kendrick (Austin), Laura Lewis (Mason), William Montgomery (Elgin), Noe Perez (Corpus Christi), Jeri Salter (Round Rock), Debbie Stevens (Cypress), Bob Stuth-Wade (Dublin) and William Young (Palestine). In addition, Texas Aesthetic VII will also show works by local guest artists Erik Sprohge and Hunter George, both from Houston. The gallery will host its Collector Preview on Friday, May 9th and Saturday, May 10th from 10-5 PM for first viewing opportunities, followed by an opening reception on Saturday, May 17th from 5-8pm. Many of the artists will be in attendance for the opening reception. The exhibition will be on view at the gallery through July 12th.
- Contact:
- Sarah Foltz
- sarah@reavesart.com
- 713-521-7500
