Cate McQuaid's review of the exhibition Pushing Painting at the David Winton Bell Gallery at Brown University, featuring the work of Nicole Duennebier, Elise Ansel, and Duane Slick, from the June 22, 2018 edition of the Boston Globe.
The Scorbutic Eye
Please join us on Saturday, July 7 from 4-6 pm for cocktails to celebrate the closing of Nicole Duennebier's solo exhibition View into the Fertile Country.
More common in the Golden Age of Exploration, the "scorbutic eye" refers to a heightened sense of vision caused by scurvy, which made the world appear highly and overwhelmingly decorative. Explorers travelling to new lands who were afflicted with the scorbutic eye would sometimes faint from the visual intensity of their surroundings. Inspired by this bizarre phenomenon, Duennebier paints and draws imagined landscapes that invite viewers in to explore features that are simultaneously beautiful, intricate, and grotesque.
Come experience the scorbutic eye for yourself! We'll have a signature cocktail and some snacks to celebrate. Read more about View into the Fertile Country here.
Above: Nicole Duennebier, Folded Landscape at Dusk, acrylic on panel