Event date: Mar 12, 2010 6:00 PM → Apr 30, 2010 6:00 PM
Event location: Murdoch Collections
Murdoch Collections will host Field Work, an exhibit of contemporary paintings by Portland artist Arn Strasser. The exhibit kicks off March 12th with an opening from 6 to 9 p.m., and runs through Friday, April 30, 2010 at Murdoch Collections, 2219 NW Raleigh Street in Portland. Both the gallery and Strasser will be donating ten percent of artwork sales from Field Work to the Oregon Food Bank. Strasser’s paintings are full of lively mystery. Field Work provides the viewer with a sense of discovery, as if they had come upon a set of documents from an unknown culture, while also obviously representing the artistic imagination. His crisp, clean architectural style is captured in a serene sea of white punctuated with color and gestural markings.
A native of Zurich, Switzerland, Strasser’s family settled in Great Neck NY where he was raised. Many family members were involved in the visual arts, so his art education began early and organically. After receiving his undergraduate degrees at Michigan State University, Strasser worked on an independent newspaper in Providence, Rhode Island, where he cut his teeth on pre-digital methods of typography and graphic design. This unofficial education is evident in his painting today.
More on Arn Strasser and his artwork can be found at the artist’s web site. Murdoch Collections is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday and Saturdays from 10 to 5 p.m.. Please call 503.284.1960 for more information.
Murdoch Collections
2219 NW Raleigh Street
Portland OR 97210
