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Natural Touch
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he creation is always more important than the creator. Between imitating established styles and inventing new techniques, sometimes an artist can forget the intention of his work. From his career’s inception, renowned plein air realist Horace Day espoused a different philosophy. Consistently emphasizing substance over style, Day modernized the Charleston Renaissance through his painted documentary of rural, post-WWII South Carolina. Day’s contemporary vision of classic Carolina landscapes employs expressive brush strokes and vibrant colors to create a refreshing perspective on Lowcountry subjects—a taste of originality in the world of the established. —Hayden Arrington The Greenville County Museum of Art will be showcasing Horace Day in South Carolina from now until July 10. For more information, please visit gcma.org.
Horace Day, Sanctified Baptist Church, 1953. Watercolor on paper; painting courtesy of the Greenville County Museum of Art
Horace Day’s energetic style offers an original take on Carolina landscapes
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