The work of Pierre Daura, a sampling of a collection from Dr. Thomas Kuebler, and ancient Greek and Roman art will be featured at the IU Art Museum this fall.
According to the IU Art Museum, “Picturing Attachments,” is the first exhibition devoted to the drawings and paintings created by Catalan-American painter Pierre Daura in response to his personal relationships.
These represented relationships will focus on his wife Louise Heron Blair, his daughter Martha and the bonds he made while serving in both the Spanish Civil War and World War II.
Daura was born in Barcelona with Pablo Casals as his godfather, according to a press release. Daura studied painting with Picasso’s father before moving to Paris in 1914, where he worked with Émile Bernard.
Daura later joined the Parisian avant-garde, where he experimented with abstract-influenced art, according to the press release.
“Brush Ink Paper” will feature selections from the collection of Dr. Thomas Kuebler, according to the IU Art Museum.
Examples of traditional Japanese and Chinese ink painting and calligraphy will be exhibited. Works range in date from the 17th to the 20th centuries and include creations made by Zen monks, Chinese scholars and Japanese poets.
According to a press release, the exhibition is “designed to guide the viewer to a greater understanding of the history, traditions, and aesthetics of Chinese and Japanese painting and ?calligraphy.”
Dr. Thomas Kuebler received his medical degree from Johns Hopkins and has served for many years as president of the Asian Art Society affiliated with the Indianapolis Museum of Art.
“Colors of Classical Art,” will feature the varied roles played by color in ancient Greek and Roman art. This exhibition will be sourced from the IU Art Museum’s collection of antiquities, some of which are rarely open to the public.
Audrey Perkins
