Howard Finster’s Paradise Garden, located at 200 North Lewis Street in Summerville, has announced the opening of a new exhibit “Behind the Brain of a Genius: Finster’s Cut-Outs, Dimensions, and Molds from the Paradise Garden Archive”. It will be on display in the garden’s museum and visitor center from January 27th until April 28th. An opening reception will be held on Saturday, January 27th at 2 pm.
According to the Paradise Garden Foundation –
When walking through the paths of Paradise Garden or walking through the halls of a Howard Finster exhibit, there are multiple questions that come to mind. One of the questions that is almost certain to appear is, “How did he do all of his work?” With 46,991 pieces of sacred art and over two and a half acres of an art environment, Finster has one of the most quantitatively intense careers of a folk artist.
Finster’s process is still relatively unknown to the public. In both his painting cut-outs and his garden, Finster generated a unique process to produce art. In the garden, he used molds and patterns to create the cement wonder that is known as the Mosaic Garden. With his painting cut-outs, he used original templates he crafted to produce the sheer volume of work that he needed to fulfill the demand for his art.
With previously unseen items from Howard Finster’s own archives, Paradise Garden Curatorial Archivist Fellow, Mary Shewan, has created an exhibit entirely dedicated to the amazing art process Howard used to create his art. From templates to cut-outs to molds, come take a look into the brain of the visionary artist, Howard Finster.
Admission:
Paradise Garden Members & Chattooga County Residents: Free
Not-Yet-Members: $15 Adults, $10 Seniors 62+, $5 Students
Children 12 & under accompanied by an adult: Free
Art Opening Reception
The public is invited on Saturday afternoon, 2 p.m., in the Paradise Garden Museum & Visitor Center to the Opening Art Reception for Behind the Brain of a Genius: Finster’s Cut-Outs, Dimensions, and Molds from the Paradise Garden Archive. Meet the curator of this unique art exhibit, Mary Shewan. Mary is the Curatorial Archivist Fellow for Paradise Garden. This is a free event for Paradise Garden Members, Chattooga County residents, and children 12 & under accompanied by an adult.
