The stunningly stark woodcut print “DEAD MAN, BLACK BIRD” displayed at the University of Illinois Springfield’s Visual Arts Gallery seems to bring to life artist ARTHUR C. DANTO’s preference for the black-and-white woodcut.
A world-renowned author, philosopher and artist, Danto used that art form to permit the “directest” statement with the greatest economy of means.
“ARTHUR C. DANTO: PRINTS” will be displayed from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays through Sept. 23 at the arts gallery at UIS.
The gallery was featured in an September 3, 2009, Tamara Browning column in the State Journal-Register.
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