Ben Shattuck, an artist and recent graduate from Cornell University's School of Fine Arts, is the fourth artist in residence for the Rocky Neck Art Colony's 2008 Artist in Residency Program. He will give a presentation about his work Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. at the Bryan Gallery.
Shattuck's expressive and sometimes humorous oil paintings revolve around the cultural and natural history of New England. The New England landscape with its windtorn trees, salt marshes and cold, stormy seas, influence his landscapes.
"I'm also interested in the link between formal New England history and that which becomes exaggerated, fantasized, but somehow just as true," he said, citing the Salem witch trials as an example. He's also interested in the distortion of historic figures.
In 2007, the artist held a solo exhibition, "New England: Fantasy Love," at Cornell University in New York. "The exhibit really does evoke a sense of place, and, not to mention, person. Shattuck's new paintings brag technical skill and teem with excitement and imagination. Where is this New England Shattuck paints? I want to go there," said a review of the show by The Cornell Daily Sun.
On Oct. 8, Shattuck will show work he has completed during his residency at a gallery talk at 7 p.m. in the Avery Mann Gallery at 77 Rocky Neck Ave.
— Gail McCarthy
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