"Jack Balas: Against the Grain – Men, Maps, and Other Incorrections"

Monday, August 19, 2019 - 12:00 am to Saturday, October 5, 2019 - 12:00 am

The artist will present a lecture titled "Bro-sure: A Brief Look at the Art of Jack Balas" on Wednesday, August 28, at 7 p.m. in KAB 111. An opening reception will follow.  Balas is a Colorado-based artist specializing in figurative paintings and drawings in oil and watercolor. For the last 15 years, he has focused on depictions of the male figure, presenting them in a variety of personal and societal scenarios that project them far beyond the traditional role of portraiture. Employing painted language in the form of titles, phrases, and paragraph-stories, the works take on the strategies of annotated documents, maps and calendars, and yet by their very depiction the men found in them also take on the politics of visibility – queer visibility and male visibility in general. All events are free and open to the public.

Location: 
UNI Gallery of Art
Contact Information
Name: 
Darrell Taylor
Phone: 
(319) 273-6134
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