paul dean:
the invisible universe

FIRST WEDNESDAY opening: may 4 from 6 - 9pm

ARTICULATE ARTIST TALK: SUNDAY, may 15 AT 4PM.

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In his new body of work, artist Paul Dean explores the mysterious richness of the color white. What it means to us, how we experience it, and how it influences the perceptions of the objects it covers.

”That which we perceive as black is the absence of all color. White, on the contrary, is a full presentation of all the colors of the spectrum. In addition, a white surface is easily tinted by the reflection of colored objects in its environment. This secondary reflection gives a richness to the surface that is so subtle that it is typically only perceived unconsciously.
Culturally, white often serves as a symbol of death and mourning and, paradoxically, it can signal a new beginning and therefor a future.
There is more to white than meets the eye. White is the color of the invisible universe.” - Dean

Paul Dean was born in upstate New York, lived life as a teenager and a young adult in Raleigh, North Carolina, and has now settled himself in Baton Rouge. A Professor at Louisiana State University’s Art Department for nearly three decades, he recently retired to pursue his art.

His work has been exhibited at the Slidell Cultural Center, the LSU Union Art Gallery, The Southwest Missouri State University Student Exhibition Center, the University of Florida and the Margaret Harwell Art Museum in Poplar Bluff Missouri.

This exhibition is presented alongside the latest works from Leslie Elliottsmith, Mary Jane Parker, & Alex Podesta. All works from these artists are on view, free of charge, during normal gallery hours (12 - 6 p.m., Tue - Sun) from May 3rd - 26th.