[NH Supported Event] Tom Gilbertson: Recent Works

This event is supported with a grant from Nevada Humanities.

Exhibition Dates: June 5 – September 26, 2024
Artist’s Reception: Wednesday, June 12, 5 – 6:30pm; artist’s introduction 5:30
Exhibition Venue: Carson City Courthouse, 885 E Musser Street, Carson City, Nevada

In his paintings Tom Gilbertson creates a visual imbalance between the central floral image and the industrial overlays.

Image: Elegy for an American Dream (for RDG); watercolor, image transfer, metal leaf, paper, 2024.

The Capital City Arts Initiative’s exhibition, Recent Works, presents work by Gilbertson at the Courthouse Gallery from June 5 – September 26, 2024. The Courthouse is located at 885 E Musser Street, Carson City; the gallery is open Monday – Friday, 8:00a.m. – 5:00p.m.

About his art, Gilbertson said, “My recent work consists of images of flowers layered and commingled with anachronistic line images of defunct mechanical devices and scientific drawings of plant pathologies. Most of the line images were mined from the internet. I sometimes impose a grid onto the plane of the painting, using dots or squares … a reminder that all 2-D artwork is a lie. Watercolor, gouache, acrylic, image transfers, metal leaf, and paper are the materials that I use. The resulting image is initially alluring but upon closer examination is fraught with tension, challenging us to consider our place in the world. The titles I use are in no way meant to influence, direct, or otherwise color the viewers’ experience.”

This program is funded in part by a grant from Nevada Humanities and the National Endowment for the Humanities.

For more information visit:  https://www.ccainv.org/gilbertson-recent-works/?mc_cid=40f09bb8ff&mc_eid=052dc7b152052dc7b152