Historical February–March 2003 article. Dates, prices, services and contacts describe the source period; current availability has not been established.
In the late fall, neighborhood artist Bill Kohn exhibited his recent work depicting the Italian city of Florence and also had a retrospective at Washington University galleries. Kohn recently won a statewide award for his contribution to Missouri arts and both exhibits showed us why. Kohn uniquely uses form and color to depict in unique and special ways very familiar objects.
He has looked at the bridges of Paris, the Grand Canyon, Inca ruins in Peru, and now Florence, a city known for its special light and its treasury of great artworks. Those who have visited Florence will recall that its Duomo, or cathedral, dominates the city and directions are often based on proximity to this centuries-old edifice.
The Duomo in Florence is not a cathedral constructed of stone leaping toward the heavens. Rather, its surface is pale and fragile and it is rounder in shape. Kohn’s paintings play off color reflected from the Duomo to the homes and shops surrounding it. Its uniqueness and majesty shine.
The retrospective captured the use of shape and color in a variety of locales.
The exhibit included an early work of Kohn’s that Skinker DeBaliviere resident Andy Cross rescued.
Originally published in The Times of Skinker-DeBaliviere, February–March 2003.
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