He also backs provocative theater; recently, playwright Ray Owen's «Bleeding
Pines of Turpentine.»
Not exact matches
The exhibition's title suggests not only the resin material
of pine trees mined in the
turpentine - making process, but also the myths and fables that take place in the pitch - black hours
of the night, and an array
of noises heard in the environment that inspires Hamilton, from the sounds
of animals to those associated with labor and song.
The exhibition's title, Pitch, suggests not only the resin material
of pine trees mined in the
turpentine - making industry
of the area, but also the myths and fables that take place in the pitch - black hours
of night and an array
of noises heard in the environment that inspires Hamilton, from the sounds
of animals to those associated with labor and song.
Visitors will encounter references to the literal and metaphoric scars
of the
pine industry and the
turpentine camps (not unlike the slave plantations once located on the same land), along with the music that grew out
of this labor and the resilient spirit
of the workers.
Many
of the gallery's artists are influenced by Asian art which so often employs
pine tree imagery, and then there is old fashioned fragrance
of art, the smell
of Turpentine.
Resins typically have strong and interesting odors (familiar to many in products like
turpentine, a commercial resin derivative), and they cause the distinctive smell
of a
pine forest in the summer when they vaporize from leaves and bark.