Marta Whistler Shows Large Paintings At Alvin H. Butz Gallery

Internationally renowned painter and sculptor Marta Whistler will be holding her first Lehigh Valley showing of her large paintings at the Alvin H. Butz Gallery at the State Theatre in Easton, from March 12 through April 11. An Opening Reception with the Artist will be held on Friday, March 12th from 6 PM - 8 PM.

Born in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, and educated in Europe, Canada, Latin America and the United States, American artist Marta Whistler has developed her own unique style as a painter and sculptor. Her paintings feature bold color use combined with striking manipulation of surface texture and a powerful feeling of movement in her abstract works. In her paintings she shows what one critic called her "complete mastery of line and form." Other critics have praised her ability "in all the styles in which she works, to combine beauty of color, line, and composition with subject matter that evokes emotion in the viewer," and state that Whistler "makes witty and bold use of color and form to open fresh vistas on gender and the body. These are warm, inviting, and challenging works."

Marta Whistler attributes the strength of her color use and the kinetic dynamism of her form to influences as diverse as Native American art motifs, Slavic iconography, and the brilliance of color in Central American costumes. The artist has spent much time interacting with all these cultures as well as with the influences of European and American modernism.

The recipient of awards and citations for her work and the subject of several scholarly articles, Marta Whistler has seen over 500 of her works placed in private and museum collections in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, South Africa, and South America. Frequently collectors in the United States and Europe have purchased her work on a regular basis. Indeed, one avid American specialist in her art has-over the years-collected 65 of Marta Whistler's paintings, oil pastels, and sculptures.

Marta Whistler's large paintings have been displayed in corporate settings and public buildings throughout America. In this area, one of these paintings has been acquired for permanent display in the main lobby of the Shriners' Children's Hospital in Philadelphia.

For more information, please visit www.martawhistler.com

The Alvin H. Butz Gallery is programmed by the State Theatre Center for the Arts, in partnership with Arts Community in Easton and is open to the public and Theatre patrons 90 minutes prior to most main-stage performances. A current Gallery schedule can be found at www.statetheatre.org/thegallery

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