MMAH: Charles LaRue
Sunday, August 30, 2009, 5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Banquet Room of the Great Wall Buffet Restaurant, 4832 W. Saginaw Hwy, Lansing, MI, View Map
Presented by Charles LaRue, Board Member, CFI|Michigan
Description
Charles LaRue will give a presentation at the next Mid-Michigan Atheists and Humanists (MMAH) meeting. Charles will speak about general concepts of art and visual perception as well as the scientific grounding that inspires his approach to painting and other purely aesthetic considerations. He will also have several of his art pieces on display.
Dinner is at 5PM and the presentation will begin at 6:15pm.
About the Speaker
Charles LaRue was practically born drawing and in his early years growing up in South Haven, Michigan. He graduated from Kendall College of Art & Design (Illustration major; design minor) with an Associates of Fine Arts degree in 1982 and did commercial and freelance art and design. He was simultaneously beginning to explore the world of fine art painting. When he discovered alkyd resin-based paints (often referred to as fast-drying oils), he was hooked. His art has been displayed in numerous galleries, private, corporate and public collections and he has pieces that have been purchased for, and have traveled to, foreign nations, including France, Greece, and South Korea. He has won awards at the Grand Rapids Festival Art Competition and Show.
His work is architectonic in nature, as he explores the structure of his environment. He enjoys finding new and different ways to break up the picture plane, and this includes works that have a mosaic, quilted, stained glass, grid-pattern, and even pixilated look. Houses dominate as his subject matter but even his pure landscapes have structural elements. His more current work has a pieced together – more than traditionally painted-appearance. He works on prepared masonite panels rather than canvas and many of his pictures capitalize on working wood pieces into the picture plane and other aspects that are unique to working with that substrate. His influences are eclectics and include Edward Hopper, Tom Thomson, Chuck Close and Paul Cezanne among others.
Charles is a naturalistic, secular humanist who loves science as much as art. Some of his work is based on his understanding of neurology and visual perception. He is also a Board member of CFI Michigan.
Additional Details
An RSVP is appreciated.
Cost: Each person is responsible for purchasing their own food.
Contact: Jim Hong, Director, Mid-Michigan Atheists & Humanists, , (517) 750-3887
