What Have We Here? by René D. Shoemaker

René D. Shoemaker

What Have We Here?

Hand-painted silk with fiber-reactive dyes and silkscreen

22 x 13 in

Magical Landscapes: An Artist’s Fusion of Japanese Ukiyo-e Prints and Laurel’s Architectural Heritage Paintings by René Shoemaker Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, Laurel, MS, USA
"Athens, Georgia artist René Shoemaker explores the way spaces work together and how people inhabit and interact with their environment. For her exhibition at Lauren Rogers Museum of Art, she is investigating both the architecture of Laurel, Mississippi, and the Museum’s collection of Japanese woodblock prints to produce paintings on silk. Inspired by the Japanese aesthetic and representation of objects, patterns and colors, her compositions respond to the designs that are engraved onto the woodblock prints, and incorporate scenes from the Lauren Rogers Museum buildings and the intriguing architecture of Laurel itself. Bringing together these two artistic movements that are separated in space and time, the artist creates a magical landscape that communicates with a new language of images. Shoemaker’s paintings are comparable in size to the prints in the collection, and they will be hung side-by-side in this exhibition." -Kristen Miller Zohn, curator

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From René D. Shoemaker

638 Milledge Circle, "Greyside", Decker-Waters House, Interior front door. Athens, GA. Fred Orr, Architect

Hand-painted silk with fiber-reactive dye

19 x 13 x 0.01 in
638 Milledge Circle (Greyside) Decker-Waters House - Foyer. Athens, GA

Hand-painted fiber-reactive dye on silk

13.5 x 13.5 x 0.01 in
Athens Landtrust. Georgia. USA. Belmont Road, Athens, GA

Hand-painted silk with fiber-reactive dyes

21.5 x 21.5 x 0.01 in
Kind Words Rising

180 x 48 x 0.5 in
C'est moi. René. Self-Portrait [Barefoot]

Hand-painted silk with fiber-reactive dye

43 x 45 x 0.001 in
Positive / Negative (exhibited with Textile Center) Ethereal-11_in4zka_5

Hand-painted with dye on silk.

35 x 35 x 0.05 in
Yellow Sand; Blue Sky

Linoleum Print
Spain. On the Mediterranean Coast.

11 x 11 x 0.05 in

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638 Milledge Circle, "Greyside", Decker-Waters House, Interior front door. Athens, GA. Fred Orr, Architect

638 Milledge Circle (Greyside) Decker-Waters House - Foyer. Athens, GA

Athens Landtrust. Georgia. USA. Belmont Road, Athens, GA

Kind Words Rising

C'est moi. René. Self-Portrait [Barefoot]

Positive / Negative (exhibited with Textile Center) Ethereal-11_in4zka_5

Yellow Sand; Blue Sky

Spain. On the Mediterranean Coast.