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"Musicians, Martyrs and Mayhem"
Judson Oren Crowe
“Musicians, Martyrs and Mayhem” an exhibit
showcasing oil paintings by artist Judson Oren Crowe begins August 8 and runs through September 26 in UNCW’s Warwick Center Gallery. The opening reception will be held Thursday, August 18 from 6-8
p.m. Both the exhibit and reception are free and open to the public. The exhibit is sponsored by UNCW Presents.
Judson Oren Crowe creates large-scale, black and white paintings laced with
cultural commentary. Magazines, newspapers, and personal photographs are used as “models” for his stylized paintings. Both theme and composition are considered in relation to art history, current
events, or pop culture personalities as his subject. Many of his works stylistically relate to Surrealism but with a sense of contemporary irony.
Crowe’s paintings are executed in
‘grisaille’ referring to the outdated method of beginning a painting with a monochromatic under painting often used by the old masters. This technique veils the source material and evokes the past as
in black and white TV or old photographs. Heightening the emphasis of light and dark areas increases the power of the photographic image and sometimes reveals details not previously visible. The large
size of the paintings further enhances the power of the image.
Judson Oren Crowe received a master’s in fine arts from Washington University in St. Louis. He has exhibited in numerous solo and
invitational exhibitions and has received several awards for his work, including a purchase award from Webster University in Vienna, Austria. His work has been commissioned for public collections for
Webster University, Winthrop University and Duke Power Company. Crowe moved to Wilmington, NC in 2004.
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