UMaine Museum of Art Philip Frey exhibit to open Sept. 23
The University of Maine Museum of Art in downtown Bangor will open “Philip Frey: Parallels” on Sept. 23.
“Parallels” features a new assortment of oil paintings by Maine artist Philip Frey. The artist, most known for his expressive images of the Maine landscape, provides varied glimpses of other subjects and approaches in this exhibition including cityscapes, portraits and abstract compositions.
Frey says these works address “a need to explore, discover and stretch my limits as a painter” and that “by design, the explorations in one series influence the other and vice versa.”
While the new abstract works allow Frey to investigate a more intuitive and improvisational process, the paintings exhibit color relationships and sensitive brushstrokes that are often seen in his representational works.
The exhibit will run through Dec. 31. Free admission to the museum in 2016 is made possible by Deighan Wealth Advisors.
Also opening Sept. 23 is “Contemporary Currents: Nine New Brunswick Artists.” The exhibit highlights a diversity of creative approaches and genres — from representational to conceptual — by artists from throughout New Brunswick.