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Artist |
Alba, Benny |
Caption |
Four Days |
Collection |
TMA |
Credit Line |
Gift of the artist |
Date |
1995 |
Description |
This is an abstract black and white piece. Depicted are four different scenes of a road with a horizon line, with different subjects in the sky. The first section has a white sky with a swirling sphere where the sun would be. The second section has a black sky, with a white sphere with white rays of light coming off the circle, possibly the moon. The third section has a white sky with several black clouds and an eye in place of the sun. The fourth section also has a black sky, yet a sun or a sunflower is visible in the sky. Benny Alba writes of her work,"I create art aiming to communicate with viewers of the future as well as viewers of today. The combination of colors, metallics and messages are contemporary American. The metallic expanse glows and shines, playing with the ambient light." Alba is primarily self-taught, having grown up in an artistic family. In 2004 she attended the Penland Arts and Crafts School, Penland, North Carolina. Alba's paintings are included in many public collections, including the Birmingham Museum of Art, Alabama; Las Vegas Art Museum, Nevada; Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina; National Museum of Women in the Arts, Washington, D.C.; and the Tyler Museum of Art, Texas. |
Dimensions |
H-24.25 W-28.25 inches |
Medium |
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Material |
Ink/Paper |
Catalog Number |
1998.05 |
Title |
Four Days |