John Anderson

Art Exhibition, "Ruminations," on Display at Adelphi University

Garden City, NY
March 4, 2009

Adelphi University is proud to present "Ruminations," an exhibition of abstract paintings by John Anderson on display in the Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for Fine Arts, 1 South Avenue, Garden City, NY, from Friday, April 3 to Wednesday, April 22, 2009. A free reception will be held on Tuesday, April 7, at 6:00 p.m.

John Anderson is a painter of uncommon focus whose experimentation with color, shape, and interval have led him to produce a large and serious corpus of abstract images over the course of three decades. While we usually associate the self-educated artist with personal, sometimes child-like imagery rendered in an idiosyncratic style, Mr. Anderson is a rarity as a self-taught abstract painter.

Mr. Anderson, who was born in 1947, and lived his entire life in Nassau County, has developed his art by studying printed reproductions and reading books and articles on the historical, philosophical, and technical aspects of painting. He specializes in small, densely structured abstractions, usually on paper. Mr. Anderson is preoccupied with color relationships and, in particular, how the material condition of paint (which he makes himself from egg, pigment, and oil) affects the character of those relationships. His work is deceptively simple, but careful inspection reveals a rich variety of visual sensation and intimate beauty.

The Adele and Herbert J. Klapper Center for Fine Arts Gallery is open Sunday through Saturday, from 9:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. For more information, please contact Richard Vaux, director of exhibitions, at 516.877.4462 or galleryexhibitions@adelphi.edu.

About Adelphi University: Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for the liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs—The College of Arts and Sciences, Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Honors College, Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, University College, and the Schools of Business, Nursing, and Social Work—the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students from 41 states and 63 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation and active citizenship.


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