Thursday, Feb 09, 2017

8:45 am PST

William Rolland Gallery of Fine Art
160 Overton Court
Thousand Oaks, CA 91360

NOTE: TIME CHANGE
Tours now available on Thursday 2/9 at 8:45 am, 10 am, and 1 pm. The 6 pm tour is no longer available on this day due to a scheduling conflict, but David will give an introduction to the exhibition at the opening reception on February 11, 2017 at 6 pm. 

Visiting Artist/Writer, David Molesky, will discuss the concepts behind the curation of Et in Arcadia Ego in a walking tour of the exhibition. David will give light to the literary origins of Arcadian thought and how it has been rephrased by generations of painters, from Poussin to Odd Nerdrum, as well as 16 masterful contemporary painters. The Idealized Landscape, the Shepherd as Outsider Figure, and the Contemplation of Mortality are some of the concepts that have shaped the selection of works.

David Molesky is an internationally recognized fine artist based in New York City, known for his landscapes and figurative works. His paintings of humans and environments have been featured in museum exhibitions domestically and internationally, including the Baltimore Museum of Art; Pasinger Fabrik, German; Casa Dell’Architettura, Italy; and Telemarksgaleriet, Norway. His works are in several permanent collections including the Long Beach Museum of Art. He is the recipient of artist residences including the Morris Graves Foundation, Fine Art Base, and the Fudacja Nakielsa, Poland. Selected publications that have included his work are the LA Times, The Washington Post, OC Weekly, New American Painting, Hi-Fructose, and Juxtapoz.