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In Context: Art and Perception

5 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3

Reynolds Room, First Floor, East Wing

In-Person Event

David Rosenthal will provide his insight into the relevance of painting as a way of communicating reality in the digital age. Although we have access to abundant, detailed and comprehensive photographs of our changing environment, David offers compelling evidence that painting holds a unique power to express the ways humans see and experience the world. David utilizes his scientific experiences and mastery of landscape painting to connect with viewers, affecting a deeper understanding of our rapidly changing world.

This event will encompass a talk in the first half, and a drawing lesson in the second half. A recording of the talk will be available for viewing after the event. Included with admission; registration required.

ABOUT THE ARTIST
David Rosenthal is a Cordova-based artist whose work documents retreating glacial ice and dramatic post-glacial landscapes observed during his 45-year painting career, a period coinciding with the final years of our current geologic Ice Age. Works are paired with text-based reflections from the artist and geologists, oceanographers, biologists and self-taught naturalists. 

In Context is an Anchorage Museum program where experts provide context for the history, art, science and culture of Alaska and the North. Free; registration required. 

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