For the past three weeks the city of Milledgeville has been holding an art exhibit focusing on how the world is viewed through the eyes of people, places, and one’s innermost thoughts. The exhibit was highlighted with a selection of the best works of famous artist Chris Cook.
Cook’s wide arrange of artistic skills helped to make him a fit for an exhibit that wants to share a unique worldview and how the world is perceived. Cook is known in the artistic community as being a Southern Expressionist as his works continue to discuss true realities of the Deep South.
The exhibit titled Faces, Places,& Inner Spaces, ran March 6-26 at the John Marlor Arts Center, 201 N. Wayne St., in downtown Milledgeville.
Among Cook’s most notable works in the display was one of his famous landscape paintings called “Tennessee Landscape,” originally made with acrylic on masonite.
Other famous work included his abstract paintings which truly complement Cook’s unique world view, blending well with exactly what the exhibit was supposed to invoke.
Cook has no defined genre to his art. He has been described as not following any borders and remains unique to himself as his paintings have snuck into every type of art from religious adaptations to abstract landscapes. Cook’s use of unique perspective can apply to most world views, so all people who view his art can find a way to be connected to it.
The John Marlor Arts Center chose Cook’s work in order to allow interested patrons a chance to explore deeper into a world where repetition does not occur as his work continues to push the norm. Cook’s work is important as it displays a search for better understanding of our world.
The Allied Arts and John Marlor’s next major art exhibit will be April 7-28, when they will present the work of photographer Nicole Isaac.
For more information regarding upcoming events or exhibits, visit the John Marlor Arts Center at 201 N. Wayne St., or call 478-452-3950.