Ideas of Our Time Lecture:  Bo Bartlett with Elizabeth Heuer

MOCA Jacksonville

Join UNF art history professor Elizabeth Heuer for a conversation about the exhibition "Bo Barlett: Earthly Matters."

Ideas of Our Time is a lecture series providing a forum for creative dialogue with artists, educators, and others around some of the most vital and important art and ideas of our time.  This month&#x27;s lecture will be led by UNF art history professor Elizabeth Heuer, who will present a lecture on the work of exhibition artist, Bo Bartlett, his influences, and his place in the American Realist Tradition. T﻿his is a hybrid event. When registering you will be provided a link to join virtually. The event takes place during First Wednesday Art Walk Downtown, and admission to the museum is free from 5-9 p.m. The lecture will be held in the MOCA Theater at 7:00 p.m. and the exhibition can be viewed on the third floor. B﻿o Barlett: Earthly Matters is on view at MOCA Jacksonville May 26 - September 10, 2023. Bo Bartlett (American, b. 1955) is acclaimed for his large-scale paintings that explore American life and cultural heritage. As a classically trained painter with a deep knowledge of western Art History, Bartlett’s work follows the tradition of American Realists such as Thomas Eakins, Edward Hopper, and Andrew Wyeth, drawing inspiration for his subject matter from the world around him. The work is intimate in feeling, yet presented in the epic form of classical history painting. His larger-than-life scenes break down the barriers between the subjects on canvas and the viewers, who are invited to contemplate their role in the narrative. Earthly Matters presents a selection of Bartlett’s recent works. Painted between the years 2016 and 2021, these paintings, accompanied by the artist’s preparatory studies, address many issues of our time: precarious environmental situations, war, and displacement, while also celebrating friendship, kindness, familial love, and the joy and freedom of youth. Further contextualizing the presentation, we are pleased to present the documentary Ineffable by film director Jessie Brass in our video room. Featuring many of the works in the exhibition, it offers an intimate portrait of the artist’s life and creative process. ABOUT SPEAKER  Elizabeth B. Heuer, PhD is an Associate Professor of art history at UNF where she teaches classes in 19th and 20th century American art history. Dr. Heuer’s scholarship covers a wide range of themes in American art, such as Southern regionalism, corporate patronage, tourism and the arts, and postcard studies. She is the author of the collection catalog, The Jacobsen Collection of American Art (2022).

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