April 26, 1999
Contact: Jane Ford
(804) 924-4298
									 

"SENTIMENTAL PAINTINGS" BY ARTIST JOHN ARNOLD 
OPENS AT FAYERWEATHER

	"Sentimental Paintings" by John Arnold, a fifth-year fellow in
the University of VirginiaŐs McIntire Department of Art, opens at
Fayerweather Gallery May 1. 
	ArnoldŐs large-format oil paintings veil photographic images
as if seen through water or translucent surfaces, sometimes obscuring
them. "With each painting, I envision a specific and integrated visual
phenomenon," Arnold says. "I often turn to photographs for unique
clarity of recognition embedded beneath a plastic surface." The blurring
of the image creates ambiguity and makes it more beautiful, he says.
	The fellows program affords exceptionally talented students an
opportunity for more professional training. Fifth-year fellows work as
assistants in various studios and develop their portfolios for
competitive graduate school applications after they have earned a B.A.
in liberal arts from the College of Arts and Sciences. Arnold will
attend the M.F.A. program in painting at the Art Institute of Chicago in
the fall.
	"John is extraordinarily ambitious and is one of the best
painters we've had here," said Dean Dass, studio chair in U.Va.Ős
McIntire Department of Art. He is working on a 10' x 16' oil painting,
an aerial perspective as if from the window of an airplane, that will be
the centerpiece of his exhibition.
	The fifth-year fellows program, now in its eighth year, has
proven to be successful. Fellows have been placed in the most
prestigious graduate schools, including Tyler School of Art at Temple
University, UCLA and the Art Institute of Chicago.
	A reception for the exhibit will be held on Friday, May 7, at
5:30 p.m. with a gallery talk by the artist at 6:30 p.m.
	The show runs through May 8. Gallery hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Monday through Friday.
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	For more information, contact Sylvia New Strawn at (804)
924-6122 or sns@virginia.edu A photo of ArnoldŐs work is available.
Contact Jane Ford at (804) 924-4298. Television reporters should contact
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