THOMPSON LECTURE | The Art of the Public Portrait: Painting Royalty and Cultural Icons

Name: THOMPSON LECTURE | The Art of the Public Portrait: Painting Royalty and Cultural Icons
Start: 2024-10-15T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 1120 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI, United States, Michigan 48503

Schedule

Tue Oct 15 2024 at 06:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

1120 E Kearsley St, Flint, MI, United States, Michigan 48503 | Flint, MI

THOMPSON LECTURE | The Art of the Public Portrait: Painting Royalty and Cultural Icons
Oct 15 | 6p | FIA Theater | FREE Admission
Ralph Heimans, Guest Lecturer
Join renowned portrait artist Ralph Heimans as he defines portraiture as a 3-way dialogue between artist, sitter, and the public. His large-scale paintings of European royalty projects power through imagery and its evolving dynamic in the present day. He places figures in complex spatial arrangements, underpinned by the creative use of geometry, reflection, and perspective. His technical approach pays homage to the 17th-century masters of chiaroscuro, using exquisite effects of light, which illuminate the inner world of his subjects. He will also discuss his use of composition and the development of narratives to engage public discourse in the portraiture of individuals that define the sitter’s cultural legacy.
Members only. To become a member, please visit the FIA website. The Thompson Lecture, established in 1991 by Dr. and Mrs. Jack W. Thompson, enables the Flint Institute of Arts to present a distinguished speaker in the arts or humanities each year. This lecture is one of the FIA’s few members- only events and was established, in part, to attract new members.