“The “Color of Light” exhibit will be displayed in the Cane Roots Art Gallery, downtown Christiansted. It runs from 6:00 pm to 8:00 after. There will be artwork by El’ Roy Simmonds and the Niarus Walker both generations of Crucian artists with related fields of expression. This resulted in an “unconscious attempt” that culminated into an exhibit that showcases the individuality of each artist’s strategy to the expressive strength of mild and shadow. It is open to all people till the finish of May. Open from noon until 5 pm on Tuesdays by way of Saturdays
. Born and raised in Christiansted, David Simmonds pursued his academic ambitions by acquiring an BA measure from the College of the Virgin Islands (now the University of the Virgin Islands). In the following years, he labored as an alternate pupil at the ***** Academy in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he conducted research on the background of the relationship between Denmark as well as the US Virgin Islands — research that has been reflected in his subsequent work. In the years following, Mr. Simmonds obtained an Masters in Fine Art from Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, NY and harnessed the skills gained there to draw, portray and sculpting with live types. When he returned to his dwelling state to teach, he taught for a number of years
. In five hundred the yr 2000, Simmonds left the profession to receive acclaim and recognition for his accomplishments in a large variety of areas, such as effective arts, teaching, music, entrepreneurship, and sculpture. Many of his worldwide exhibits which included New York, Denmark, Haiti and New York, have earned the name “culture creator”. His exhibition “If Walls Could Talk”, he examined the shapes, colors, and patterns in Frederiksted Fort’s structure. Through this exhibit, he wondered what may have occurred. Simmonds was awed to imagine about the slave occasions inside these walls
. We are only capable to speculate on the background of the Danish Empire. But if these walls spoke, then we could achieve some perception. Nigel Simmonds’ artworks, for instance “The Color of Light” as well as “Miss VI America,” show this. Simmonds says that “Miss VI America” has outfits from the older generations. She is a proud older woman who goes out to take pleasure in the day in her finest hat, strikingly totally different from what younger people wear as we speak which Walker’s painting”. Walker is an artist who both figuratively or still-life, seeks out beauty and to communicate a sense its infinite value
. Walker clarified that the idea of “generational memory” includes recording and passing on emotions, no matter if the fear of pain or joy, which form an individual’s identification and further affect their household. When she painted her pupils she observed that they are constructing the self-image and their identity, and additionally observing beauty at the time. In addition, Walker acknowledged that she and Simmonds draw inspiration from an old style design of mild and shadow in their paintings. She described herself as a artwork teacher and visible artist
. Walker who hails from Dominica, WI and having been to StCroix. at a very younger age, is not new to the discipline of artwork. She is a distinguished graduate of BFA of Moore College and an MS in Arts Education in Art Education from Florida State University, she is an artwork instructor at StCroix. at the middle and excessive school levels for the previous time. She has had works displayed in galleries throughout the United States as well as internationally. When she was asked about her show alongside legendary artist El’Roy, Walker expressed her honor and suggested “I am really honored to exhibit with an artist as proficient as El Roy
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Walker’s understanding of generational memories is the foundation of her expression of artwork. Based on this idea of memory, she’s come up with a distinctive procedure and style for making tales and documenting the fleeting moments. Her artistry sees beauty inside the everyday and demonstrates the importance of identification as well as self-expression. Walker’s artwork encourages viewers to imagine not just about their thoughts and experiences as well as how they will carry these over generations to their children
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