Date: Thursday, April 1, 2010
Time: 5:00pm – 7:00pm
Location: Anne Kittrell Art Gallery
Photographs by Diana Michelle
Featuring artwork by Tim West
Thursday 4/1 Events:
Gallery Talk with Diana and Tim: 2pm AKAG
Documentary Premiere "Westland": 5pm University Programs Theater (Arkansas Union 4th floor)
Opening Reception: 5:30-7pm AKAG
“The Artist” is a photographic documentary of the life of a reclusive artist, Tim West. Michelle stumbled upon West when looking for a place to photograph in the woods. She saw an interesting bike fence and left a note for the owner, which happened to be West. West wrote her a letter saying if she honked 3 times, he would come out from the woods. Since then, Michelle has been documenting the man, his way of life, and his art.
West was born in 1937 in Santa Fe, N.M. and graduate from Southern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Fine Arts. West’s works could be found internationally in museums, but he landed in rural Arkansas. At 72 years old, West explains his art as “a long walk to an unknown destination,” and his life as not having “any good explanation for how I lived or why.”
The event is free to the students and public. This event is put on by the Anne Kittrell Art Gallery Committee. Information about University Programs events can be found at http://www.uark.edu/up or by calling (479) 575-INFO.
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