A5 Sweet 16
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This past Sunday, for something to do (did Pheasant Fest Saturday), I loaded up the wife & girls & went up to the Redlin Art Center in Watertown. I’d been there once years ago, but I think it was early enough in its history that the exhibits weren’t complete yet. It was long enough ago that my memory’s a bit hazy. But….it has changed, and it’s absolutely stupendous!! The next time any of you are over this way, I highly recommend you give it a visit.
They have about 160 original paintings, most of which are about 3’x5’, which seems enormous. Living in SD, seeing Terry Redlin prints is commonplace, but they’re always so small – a ½ magazine page, or even postcard size. They’ve become ho-hum to me, but the originals, live & in person, are far from ho-hum. The size, the detail, the things going on, are amazing. The colors are so incredibly vibrant in the originals. Plus, they have a bunch of his pencil drawings, which are, to me, maybe even more interesting than the paintings. They’re like nothing I’ve seen before. Additionally, they show a little film about Redlin, his life & his art. The interviews with him about his approach to painting are really interesting.
Anyway, the building itself may be a little weird (kind of sticks out like a fart in church), but the exhibits are world class. And it’s free!!! Stop in the next time you’re in the Watertown area.
They have about 160 original paintings, most of which are about 3’x5’, which seems enormous. Living in SD, seeing Terry Redlin prints is commonplace, but they’re always so small – a ½ magazine page, or even postcard size. They’ve become ho-hum to me, but the originals, live & in person, are far from ho-hum. The size, the detail, the things going on, are amazing. The colors are so incredibly vibrant in the originals. Plus, they have a bunch of his pencil drawings, which are, to me, maybe even more interesting than the paintings. They’re like nothing I’ve seen before. Additionally, they show a little film about Redlin, his life & his art. The interviews with him about his approach to painting are really interesting.
Anyway, the building itself may be a little weird (kind of sticks out like a fart in church), but the exhibits are world class. And it’s free!!! Stop in the next time you’re in the Watertown area.
