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Nicholas Sistler: Deep Focus

South Bend Regional Museum of Art

October 14-December 1, 2006

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While the gouache paintings of Nicholas Sistler are itsy-bitsy, just a few square inches, they are no less impressive than a large-scale mural. Sistler’s pieces are intimate and ironic, drawing the viewer in for a closer look. With work the size of half-a-sheet of paper, Sistler is interested in the irony of deep space and monumental scale within a minute format. Sistler received a B.F.A. from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1980. Solo and group exhibitions include the Art Institute of Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art (Chicago), Union League Club of Chicago, Chicago Cultural Center, Illinois State Museum, Rockford Art Museum and the Renaissance Society at the University of Chicago. Grants and awards include several Illinois Arts Council awards. Sistler's work is included in the permanent collections of the Rockford Art Museum, Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (Northwestern University, Evanston) and Benedictine University (Illinois).

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  Tickets: Admission free. Suggested donation $5.

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  Dates:
  October 14-December 1, 2006

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  Museum hours: Tuesday - Friday, 11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., Saturday & Sunday, Noon-5:00 p.m.
  
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  South Bend Museum of Art

  120 S. St. Joseph Street South Bend, IN 46601

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  • Event Name: Nicholas Sistler: Deep Focus
    "OUT OF THIS WORLD!"
    Review posted by: Alma Gomez from Elkhart,IN, Dec 01, 2006
    

    Nicholas Sistlers point of view in each individual painting is out of this world. Yes we know it exists but never brought out as much in such an interesting way to myself. Me and a fellow classmate... Expand

    Nicholas Sistlers point of view in each individual painting is out of this world. Yes we know it exists but never brought out as much in such an interesting way to myself. Me and a fellow classmate observed she agreed that it was like being a child, since you're looking up from below in each painting. Something that struck me were the clean lines and the mix of two totally different styles in one painting. He used flat colors and some kind of charcoal drawing. It didn't look odd because everything in that painting had a purpose. If you looked at the title you could search for the meaning in each object. Everything in them has a symbolic meaning which captures the viewer's attention and retains it. The only down side is that I wish it would be on for a longer period of time so I could take my family to see it. Collapse

  • Event Name: Nicholas Sistler: Deep Focus
    "Gem-like doesn't begin to describe..."
    Review posted by: Scott Hatt from South Bend, IN, Nov 04, 2006
    

    A few Saturdays ago I wandered into this exhibition and was literally dumbstruck by these paintings. This is not a reaction that I have very often with works of art. Gem-like doesn't begin to describe... Expand

    A few Saturdays ago I wandered into this exhibition and was literally dumbstruck by these paintings. This is not a reaction that I have very often with works of art. Gem-like doesn't begin to describe the outrageously brilliant colors and the incredibly fine execution of these small paintings. The mystery of the story that each piece tells made me wonder what was going on - not only within the paintings, but also with the artist who created them. The sheer number of them also impressed me as a cohesive body of work that doesn't repeat itself - yet stays true to the narrative vision of the artist. I have been back to revisit them twice, and will see them again. These works are definitely some of the finest I've seen at the Regional in a while. Collapse

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