Princeton Theological Seminary’s
Erdman Art Gallery to Open “Ecclesiastes”—An Exhibit of Hand-Colored
Woodcuts
—Opening June 6, exhibit will feature a series of
hand-colored woodcuts, a visual adaptation of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes—
Princeton, NJ, May 31, 2005– On June
6, Princeton Theological Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery
will open “Ecclesiastes,” an exhibit by artist
Paul Bonelli, featuring a series of hand-colored woodcuts,
a visual adaptation of the biblical Book of Ecclesiastes.
The exhibit will run through July 16.
Woodcuts are the medium Paul Bonelli uses to express his fascination
with the world around him, and have been his primary medium
for the past 15 years. He has exhibited them in many exhibitions
in his home state of New Jersey, as well as other areas of
the country, and they are included in several important print
collections.
Bonelli studied art at the College of William and Mary, at
Montclair State University, and at Southern Illinois University-Carbondale,
where he received a Master of Fine Arts in printmaking in
1995. He is an adjunct professor of art at Kean University in Union,
New Jersey, and has demonstrated his art and techniques at
colleges around the country, and at the Printmaking Council
of New Jersey.
He says if there is a common aspect to all of his work, “it
is that it is all about stuff that interests me, everything
from biology to history, to religion, to popular culture.
Much of my imagery is of common objects and situations, but with themes that go beyond mere
representation. Above all, I try to make art that works on
a purely visual level, so viewers can appreciate my work even
if they don’t know or understand the background.”
The Seminary’s Erdman Art Gallery will host an artist’s
talk and reception with Bonelli on Tuesday, June 7 from 4:30
until 5:45 p.m.
The Erdman Art Gallery is located in Erdman Hall, 20 Library
Place, at the Center of Continuing Education at Princeton
Theological Seminary. The gallery is open Monday through Saturday
from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. and Sunday from 2:30 p.m. until 6:30
p.m. The exhibit is free and open to the public.
For more information, please call 609-497-7990.
