{"id":544,"date":"2013-05-01T08:44:46","date_gmt":"2013-05-01T13:44:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solowey.com\/wp\/?p=544"},"modified":"2013-05-08T08:46:08","modified_gmt":"2013-05-08T13:46:08","slug":"new-exhibition-bathers-by-ben-solowey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solowey.com\/wp\/exhibition\/new-exhibition-bathers-by-ben-solowey\/","title":{"rendered":"New Exhibition! Bathers by Ben Solowey"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Oil on canvas, 6 1\/2 x 11 1\/2, in.<\/p><\/div>\n

June 1 – 16, 2013
\n<\/span>Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5 pm\u00c2\u00a0and by appointment through August
\nOpening reception Saturday, June 1st, 1 to 5 pm<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

BEDMINSTER, PA — The Studio of Ben Solowey announces a new exhibition, Bathers by Ben Solowey, featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures of bathers from over a half century of the renown artist\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s career. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ben Solowey drew on the classical tradition of representing the idealized nude in an idyllic landscape, and understood how the Moderns like C\u00c3\u00a9zanne broke with convention to conjure new visions of earthly paradise. Ben personalized the theme to create signature artworks,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says David Leopold, Director of the Solowey Studio. \u00c2\u00a0Bathers by Ben Solowey will open to the public on Saturday June 1st at the Solowey Studio in Bedminster, PA with a reception from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The exhibit will continue Saturdays and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., through June 16th and then by appointment through August.<\/span><\/p>\n

Bathers by Ben Solowey features the wide range of media that Ben Solowey mastered over his sixty year career including oil paintings, watercolors, drawings, and sculpture. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The theme of the bathers reappears throughout Ben\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s work from the 1920s on,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d says Leopold. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153In this show you will see his homage to C\u00c3\u00a9zanne, as well as his variations of it. These works, in a wide variety of media, also provide insight into his relationship with women. At first there are a number of female bathers in his art, but eventually there is just one: his wife, Rae. She came to represent almost all feminine beauty in his work, and the paintings, drawings, and sculpture reveal respect, admiration, and most of all love between artist and model.<\/p>\n

Visiting Bathers by Ben Solowey, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153there is the thrill of seeing these masterpieces where they were created, in Solowey\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s spacious studio,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d exclaims Leopold, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153which maintains the atmosphere of the artist at work.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d The inviting studio, and the beautiful property it sits on, were created and landscaped by Solowey after he left New York in 1942. The Studio has been featured in Architectural Digest, Pennsylvania Heritage, The Discerning Traveler, and Bucks County Town and Country Living.<\/p>\n

\u00e2\u20ac\u0153In honor of our opening on June 1st we will continue our tradition of serving homemade refreshments in the Solowey home, \u00e2\u20ac\u0153 says Leopold. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The two hundred-year old farmhouse was restored by Ben and is filled with museum quality furniture handcrafted by him. This will be the only time we open the house this year, so this truly is a special event.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Regular admission to Bathers by Ben Solowey is $5. Hours are Saturdays and Sundays, 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. through June 16th, and by appointment through August.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

June 1 – 16, 2013 Saturdays and Sundays 1 to 5 pm\u00c2\u00a0and by appointment through August Opening reception Saturday, June 1st, 1 to 5 pm BEDMINSTER, PA — The Studio of Ben Solowey announces a new exhibition, Bathers by Ben Solowey, featuring paintings, drawings, and sculptures of bathers from over a half century of the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-544","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exhibition","category-studio"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t