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Exhibition Reception: FLOWERS
April 13 @ 3:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Free
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Please join us for the reception of FLOWERS, a show of visual art by Baltimore-based artist Ed Istwan. This exhibition is comprised as a deceptively simple exploration of color and form, gesture and scale across several different medias. It includes over 300 individual works that create a whole environment when placed together, Istwan highlights the quiet nuance between “similar” and “the same”, “related” but also “different”. Istwan’s colorful abstract work was inspired in part by the architecture of The Peale’s landmark Latrobe Room where it will be on view from April 6, 2024 until June 2nd, 2024. An opening reception for the artist is set for April 13, 2024 from 3-7pm.
ARTIST BIO:
Since receiving his MFA at the Maryland Institute College of Art, Ed Istwan has worked at various Baltimore institutions, including the American Visionary Art Museum. Over two decades of his professional life has been spent as a visual merchandiser for the Swedish home furnishings giant IKEA, designing and outfitting new stores all across the United States. Much of the work whilst there informs his artistic output today both in terms of process and aesthetic result. This is his first museum exhibition.
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