The Sublime in Art and Nature: An Artist Talk with Michael Abrams & Sarah Freeman
Jan 30 2025 - Jan 30 2025 • Time: 5:30 - 7:00PM
Sarah Freeman, Director of Exhibitions at the Brattleboro Museum and Art Center, and Michael Abrams, artist, discuss the Romantic era’s concept of the sublime and the interactive interpretation of nature in art and its relevance to art today.
The talk will be moderated by Amelia Wiggins, Executive Director at Southern Vermont Arts Center.
Michael Abrams’ practice, though rooted in Luminism, evokes fresh responses to touchstone experiences with Nature while giving the perception of something otherworldly. These minimally bare landscapes seem to be at once recognizable destinations and intangible color fields. In this way Abrams bridges the romanticism of the Hudson River School with the contemporary dialogue of abstraction. He renders his observations of nature in layers of oil glazes which are mixed with color and range from semi-transparent to opaque. The technique creates an atmospheric and luminous quality.
This program is offered in collaboration with Southern Vermont Arts Center.
The talk will take place on Thursday, January 30 from 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm in the Arkell Pavilion at Southern Vermont Arts Center.
