The Fine Arts Department is pleased to present “Memento Mori,” a thesis exhibition by graduating painting major Carol Dinsmoore. “Memento Mori” is on view December 10 through December 15th, 2018 in Goodwyn Gallery.
As Carol explains in her artist statement, these free-flowing painterly works are “created by pouring concentrated liquid watercolors. Through this process, I allow the colors to flow and form freely with minimal manipulation.” These paintings are inspired by her job “in diagnostic imaging … as it sparked my desire to use organic principles in the free-flowing watercolors. The processes that I use help me accept and release the feelings that I experience at work when my patients receive sad news. … Life is something we often take for granted. Memento mori, a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die,’ is a reflection on mortality. Likewise, this exhibit hopes to remind visitors that life is fleeting and, in doing so, seeks to inspire them to really live.”
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Goodwyn Gallery is a 600-square foot exhibition space located on the campus of Auburn University at Montgomery. In keeping with AUM’s mission to foster and exemplify educational excellence while upholding the finest traditions of scholarship, Goodwyn Gallery is an integral part of the programs and curricula of the Department of Fine Arts and the College of Arts & Sciences.
High quality, thought-provoking exhibitions are presented throughout the year to engage the university and wider Montgomery community. The gallery features regionally and nationally recognized visiting artists, works by Fine Arts Department faculty and students, alongside exhibitions curated by Art History and Museum Studies students and faculty.
The Fine Arts Department also boasts a collection of paintings, sculpture, and works on paper, with strengths in 20th-century prints. Rotating exhibitions draw upon this material as well.
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