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"Sonnets to Orpheus" is the name of the latest
exhibit to be presented April 13 - June 2, at the West Tennessee Delta Heritage
Center in Brownsville, Tenn. The collection of mixed media art is the work of
Jackson, Tenn., native Lendon Noe and explores a series of poems written by German poet
Rainer Maria Rilke depicting the Greek mythical musician, Orpheus.
"Rilke’s
sonnets are filled with beautiful metaphors that to me are breathtakingly
visual," says Noe. "While I don’t seek to illustrate his work, I have
been immeasurably inspired by it."
Noe is the
former Professor of Art at Lambuth University where she taught for 28 years.
She has recently opened a studio and gallery at DCA/DCPR in Jackson and is a
partner and instructor with Silver Creek Workshops.
"My work
hovers between realism and pure abstraction and I am attracted to many
different media and techniques."
Noe began as an
oil painter but explains that she now does a lot of drawing, incorporating
acrylics and inks, collage and image transfers. Inspired by nature, many of the
works in the Orpheus collection depicts trees and nature.
" I look
for poetic references and metaphors involving all kinds of plant life and
birds."
The public is invited to a special exhibit opening and
reception Friday evening, April 13, 6-8 p.m., to meet the artist and learn
about her inspiration and interpretation of the sonnets.
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