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Throughout September my website may have some technical issues because I am converting my website to a more interactive website -- so I appologize for any headaches Hope & Rules Hope & Rules is currently up at MSU College of Law in East Lansing! Hope & Rules MSU painting exhibition, lecture, and fundraiser Michigan State University College of Law presents 17 original paintings (shown here for the first time) by Colin Thomas Darke ’04, from now through Thanksgiving. On October 12, 2011, the law college will host a meet and greet with Colin beginning at 5 p.m., and Mr. Darke will present a lecture entitled, “The Intersection of My Art Practice and My Legal Practice” at 6 p.m. During this time, the law college will also sell several fine art prints of Colin’s work, which Mr. Darke donated to the law college to benefit its clinical programs. About the Show In this two-series exhibition, Colin explores two separate themes that captured his attention over the past two years. In the first series of paintings titled “Hope Against Odds,” Darke explores his relationship with (and optimism for) Detroit, Michigan. In this series, he uses abstract cityscapes juxtaposed with realistic hummingbirds. This series responds to the simple narrative presented by “ruin porn” through the use of a hummingbird to symbolize Detroit’s people in contrast to Detroit’s buildings. In the second series of paintings titled “Rules,” Darke explores “the rule of law” through portraits of individuals who symbolize a facet of the concept. These portraits range from Chinese activist Ai Weiwei (titled, “how do you ensure governments are accountable?”), to Muammar Gaddafi (titled, “what is the responsibility of the global community?”), to a self-portrait (titled, “what does it mean to be an attorney?”). This series offers questions about society’s current, evolving concept of the rule of law, yet it does not offer any answers (in homage to the importance of the Socratic Method of teaching). To learn more about the show, click here to see my Media Kit |
"Hope against odds," was juried into the 18th Annual National
Juried Exhibition at the
Bowery Gallery, 530 West 25th St., New York, NY 10001.
Rackstraw Downes (a 2009 MacArthur fellow) was the juror.
* * * * * I am selling some of my artwork at the online artists' community called Etsy. Etsy has a great collection of artists and crafters. |
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