LeMaitre’s Oilcans at Metro Gallery
Posted by sierraweb on January 16, 2008
Metro Gallery presents “Oil Cans— An Iconic Form” by George LeMaitre through March 7 in Reno City Hall, located at 1 East First Street in downtown Reno.
LeMaitre works in many different media, in both two- and three-dimensional formats. “This has given me the freedom to express my artistic and aesthetic ideas to their fullest,” he feels.
In the Metro exhibit, LeMaitre has striven to touch on certain qualities of the oil can— its monolithic stature as a three-dimensional form, its iconic nature, its symbolism of our society’s industrial past, and its pop art imagery.
“Oil Cans” comprises both three-dimensional fired clay works and two-dimensional acrylic paintings. “I like the way they all complement each other and encourage the viewer to compare and contrast the varied aspects of the oil can in an aesthetic context.”
LeMaitre has studied at UC Berkeley and the San Francisco Art Institute, and holds a B.F.A. from Colorado State University. He currently teaches art at Smith Valley High School in Lyon County, Nev., where he also serves as a curator for the Lyon County Courthouse Gallery, and co-owns both the KSVL radio station and the Starry Night Art Ranch.
Metro Gallery is funded by the City of Reno Arts and Culture Commission and is managed by Sierra Arts. It is open to the public Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
