llection social was a success!!! "The Arts and Art Therapists- Social Networking Series” at the PHILIPS AFTER 5 was a great way to start PATA’s new cultural event season under the auspices of Program chair, Elva Anderson. The evening was a delight. The exhibit is called “Paint Made Flesh” which includes works by such artists as Georg Baselitz, Philip Gunston, Susan Rothenberg, Picasso, DeKooning, Schnabel, Penck to name just a few. Vesela Sretenovic, curator of modern and contemporary art at the Philips Collection and Kristen Hileman, associate curator of contemporary art at the Hirshorn Museum of Sculpture Garden presented a discussion of the art of Guston and Baselitz .The works delved into the pain and suffering of certain artists, the pure love of the figure for others and, as Dekooning said “Flesh is the reason why oil painting was invented.”
Using the forum that Philips After 5 presents allowed the PATA participants to also take in the Latin Jazz Trio, catered treats and a cash bar.
~Terry Svat
Art Therapists and friends met to enjoy an evening of enriching art, friendship, music and fo
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