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Spatial Schemes: Paintings by Lisa Rivas at the Parthenon

Presented by The Parthenon at The Parthenon

July 10-October 30, 2010

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The Parthenon is pleased to announce a new exhibition of artwork by Nashville artist Lisa Rivas.

Rivas creates large computer-generated prints on rice paper. “She actively paints with technology, layer upon layer, creating a complex environment. The shapes find their origins in Nature manipulated with the latest technology,” Curator Susan Shockley states.

Rivas visually dives into the landscape she wishes to portray, showing us a detail of what is already a detail. She repeats the shape she chooses with delicate and precise drawing. This is especially evident in Las Botanicas, which is a series of 10 x 10” natural shapes arranged in a grouping to create a large design, just as the small parts of nature create the larger ecosystem. Her vitally colored images, based on natural forms and shapes, suggest the repetition found in Nature. This concept of repetition is well known in mathematics as the Golden Mean. The Parthenon’s architectural proportions also conform to the Golden Mean.

Lisa Rivas holds a graphic design degree from The Hans Neumann School of Graphic Design in Caracas, Venezuela. She also earned a BFA in Fiber from Memphis School of Art, Memphis, Tennessee. She completed graduate work at The Appalachian Center for Crafts in Tennessee and the Instituto Allende in Mexico.

Please join us for an artist’s reception on Friday, July 16, from 6:00pm-8:00pm. This reception is free and open to the public.

Image: Homage, 2006, Digital image printed on canvas with archival pigmented inks, 50 x 31 inches

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    The Parthenon

    2600 West End Avenue
    Nashville, TN 37203

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    $6/adults; $4/children 4-17 and seniors 62 and over; free/children under 4

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    Dates:
    July 10-October 30, 2010

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    Opening Reception:
    Friday, July 16, 6:00pm-8:00pm
    
    Gallery Hours:
    Tuesday-Saturday, 9:00am-4:30pm. Summer months only-Sunday, 12:30pm-4:30pm
    
    Art After Hours:
    Open until 7:00pm the first Thursday of every month

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