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| Middle Tennessee's #1 Online News Source | Friday, September 14, 2007 |
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Super-realistic paintings capture something more than nostaliga By JONATHAN MARX, STAFF WRITER |
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SATURDAY-OCT. 13 Photorealist painter Brian Tull loves the imagery of mid-20th century America — cars, household appliances, the neatly dressed homemaker — but his art isn't just a vehicle for played-out nostalgia. Tull's solo exhibit, Of Time, opening with a 6-8 p.m. reception Saturday at Gallery One, features a series of views that hint at a narrative just beyond the frame.Typically, his canvases are closely cropped, so that the viewer sees only one part of a larger scene; at times, they have a sense of mystery, while at others they're exercises in exploring the rich colors and textures of his subject matter. At times, his work is quietly alluring; at others, it's saturated with light, glinting metal and brash, voluptuous reds. The show remains up through Oct. 13 at Gallery One, 5133 Harding Pike in Belle Meade Galleria. For more information, call 352-3006 or visit www.galleryone.biz. |
Brian Tull's The Bedroom Was Pink Like That captures the artist's fascination with 1950s America. (COURTESY OF GALLERY ONE) |