Driving American Myths: An Exhibition by Derrick Burbul
Driving American Myths: An Exhibition by Derrick Burbul
University of Nebraska-Kearney professor of art foundations, photography, and design Derrick Burbul closes out our summer gallery roster with selections from his Myths of the West series.
Holding both English and photography degrees, Burbul is uniquely situated to explore the visual rhetoric surrounding the myths of the western United States. He was educated at the University of Wisconsin-Superior and earned an MFA in studio arts with an emphasis on photography from the University of Idaho.
Burbul's images are created from tintypes, which were relatively inexpensive and most often in use during and following the Civil War, the era that corresponds with the settlement of the West and the creation of the mythic framework of our Western states. He also experiments with other alternative processes that can mimic daguerrotypes and distress color film to create abstract effects.
The public is invited to an artist reception for this exhibit in the Red Cloud Opera House Gallery at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, September 5. The reception is free to attend.
Programming at the Red Cloud Opera House is made possible through a basic support grant from the Nebraska Arts Council and Nebraska Cultural Endowment.
