The College of Charleston’s Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture will present the exhibition “ Unenslaved: Rice Culture Painting by Jonathan Green” from August 29 through December 15, 2013. The exhibition will be held in the Cox Gallery in the Avery Research Center located 125 Bull Street.
The exhibition will feature 25 of Green’s original works that highlight the prominence and prevalence of rice and its lasting impact on culture in the South Carolina Lowcountry.
Green is an international professional artist who graduated from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1982. He is considered by many art critics and reviewers as one of our nation’s most outstanding African-American artists and highly recognized visual master for capturing Southern culture and traditions. His high level of social interest and cultural commitments, and exhibitions have brought him international recognition through his travels throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico the West Indies, Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Japan.
While Green’s work has ranged in styles, his best known approach to painting may be termed “narrative realism.” It is through his narrative art style that Green captures and records his life experiences and the rich cultural heritage of the Gullah community in which he was raised. It is Green’s mastery of color and skillful use of the human figure, which allows him to preserve and share with the viewer a deep sense of community, and how the challenges of love, work and belonging are met.
Opening night is August 29th starting at 7 p.m.
Admission is free and open to the public.
