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An Underness of Being

Art Reception

2019-03-09 16:00:00 2019-03-09 17:30:00 America/Denver An Underness of Being Pieces By John Sproul, Exhibit runs from Mar 9 - Apr 26 Main Library - The Gallery at Library Square

Saturday, March 09
4:00pm - 5:30pm

Add to Calendar 2019-03-09 16:00:00 2019-03-09 17:30:00 America/Denver An Underness of Being Pieces By John Sproul, Exhibit runs from Mar 9 - Apr 26 Main Library - The Gallery at Library Square

Main Library

The Gallery at Library Square

Pieces By John Sproul, Exhibit runs from Mar 9 - Apr 26

John will be exhibiting with Nancy Starks

ARTIST STATEMENT 

A neurologist can tell from a person’s walk how well the nervous system is working and psychologists can determine certain mental disorders from the same observation.  As science progresses it is discovering more and more the significant role the body and its language plays in revealing the inner self.  Every movement says something about who we are.

Our bodies and their language doesn’t just say something about each of us as individuals, but it also tells about all of us as a whole.  It is what body language states about all of us that I am most interested in.  As science has and is discovering, there are many tangible things that can be learned from the body, but there are also many intangible things that can be discerned.  It is my endeavor to push against the lines that divide the tangible from the intangible.

Through my personal experiences coupled with my studies in eastern/western philosophy, psychology, religion, sociology and behavioral science I have come to an understanding that a lot of our communication is done through the body and that we are all connected together through its language. My work is a conversation with this language about us.

ARTIST BIO

John Sproul has been a professional artist for 25 years and has been actively involved in the art community.  He has exhibited throughout the United States, (including New York and extensively in Los Angeles), parts of Europe and Malaysia.  Some of the venues he has exhibited in include the J. Paul Getty Museum, the Utah Museum of Fine Arts, Utah Museum of Contemporary Art; The Painting Center, New York; The Kunstwerk Carlshutte, Germany; and the Sienna Art Institute, Italy.  As an advocate for the arts he served on the UMFA’s FOCA Executive Committee from 2006-2013 and was Chair in 2013.  He co-founded and directed the Art Group (2007-2015); founded and directed the Foster Art Program (2009-2011); founded and directed the Utah Contemporary Art Think Tank (2010-2011); and currently owns and operates Nox Contemporary Art Gallery (a project oriented, non-commercial gallery).

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | Arts & Creativity |

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