JUNEAU — Join David Woodie will be at the City Museum on August 11 at 7 p.m. for a free public presentation about his approach to narrative painting and his current exhibit, New Work. David will discuss periods in the history of narrative painting that are both personal and primary creative influences. Painting selections he will discuss include late medieval, Renaissance, and baroque eras; late 19th and early 20th century painting including modernism, surrealism, and contemporary approaches.
David Woodie began painting after almost two decades in Alaska as a logger and commercial fisherman. For the past thirteen years he has taught drawing, painting, art history and design at the University of Alaska Southeast. Like many other artists, over time David Woodie has become increasingly interested in the formal aspects of narrative painting by employing a number of traditional strategies including multiple panels and overlaid images.
Narrative painting has evolved over many centuries as a way of exploring human experience. Medieval religious art, baroque art associated with the Catholic counter-reformation, and early twentieth century surrealists are influences that have helped David shape his work. “Like most contemporary narrative painters I take a page from surrealism and leave the narrative ‘open;’ that is, there is no single interpretation to these pieces. I hope to involve the viewer enough for them to see these images as an invitation to look further, beyond what is in the frame, and bring their own experience to the story,” Woodie said.
New Work is on exhibit through October 29. The Juneau-Douglas City Museum’s summer hours are Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. – 6 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Admission is $6/general, $5/seniors and free for ages 12 and younger. Annual passes can be purchased for $25 and offer unlimited visits for the pass holder and a guest. Friend’s members at the Family level and above receive free admission for themselves and a guest. The City Museum is a Blue Star Museum offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families. For more information contact us at 586-3572 or visit: www.juneau.org/museum.
