June “Wine Night” Art Opening
Join us June 4th, for a night of art viewing and wine tasting. Complimentary food and beverage will be provided.
Wine Night held in conjunction with the Eugene Downtown Art Walk.
Featured Artist Bio/Statement
Brooke Borcherding – 5th year Bachelor of Fine arts student at the U of O, 2010
Originally from Santa Monica, CA I was drawn to Eugene four years ago in major part because of its natural beauty. Both places I live are visually inspiring to me, and provoke the need to represent scenes from these locations on canvas.
My background love for traditional painting aesthetics has combined with a more conceptual direction that has been provoked by assignments in class. By being pushed in uncomfortable directions, I have become more involved in the application of paint and have grown to love the possibilities the medium presents. I try to maintain the physicality of paint whether it be drips, scrapes, spontaneity, texture and layering while still managing to represent something real.
These particular pieces illustrate a variety of ways in which I have attempted to achieve this goal of maintaining the integrity of the medium. By painting on site, compiling a number of sketches into one image, using a photo I took, or deconstructing an image with specific mark making, I am able to create textured landscapes, expressive scenes, or gestalt images from color and shapes.
Wine tasting by Maysara Winery !
