Portraits by Richard Hill
At the BGA, a companion solo art show

Look for more exhibit info and images week of Nov. 2 on the BGA’s Instagram and Facebook Pages.
A community gallery showcasing regional visual arts
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“This exhibit takes its title from a less-than-profound observation. We cannot see through, beyond or beneath the surface of things. Hence, in the visible world, home to the visual arts, everything is superficial.
The great Sir Laurence Olivier’s was once asked, ”why did you choose acting as a career?” He replied, “look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me, look at me.” Like Olivier, I am motivated to show off what I can do, how I can pull-off the remarkable feat of using paint on a two dimensional surface to create an illusion of a 3D subject. This is particularly satisfying if the subject is challenging or tricky – like a moving, reflective, faceted, translucent or textured surface.
So, initially, my intention was a simple stretching exercise, nothing more. I set myself a goal to complete, everyday, a new painting of some particularly challenging subject. Some days the muse was with me. As the walls surrounding you attest, on others she was not. Nonetheless, over the course of four months in early 2017, I managed to complete 111 individual ‘studies.’ As the work progressed, however, a more ambitious objective took shape in my thoughts – to meld all these desultory images into a single coherent installation, a sort-of mosaic tableau or panorama.
Look what I did! Look what I did! Look what I did!”
~Richard Hill
Richard’s website: www.richardhillart.com
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During the summer months, works by Richard Hill will be featured in our gallery. It’s always fun to discover the personalities portrayed in his “Collective Iconographies.”
Hill describes his “Collective Iconographies” as assembling and juxtaposing multiple iconic portraits and grouping them together thematically. Images are drawn from a wide array of familiar media – magazine covers, coins, sculpture, photographs, comic books and the like. Each painting seeks to faithfully imitate the style, medium and vocabulary of the original images to ensure that they are readily recognizable.
At bottom, these works seek to create something wholly original and unexpected by combining materials that are old, familiar, iconic – like ‘sampling’ in pop music. I have used the term ‘Group Iconography’ to describe these paintings, chiefly because I couldn’t come up with anything more pretentious sounding. These works are pastiches that assemble and juxtapose multiple iconic portraits.” — Richard Hill
Visit our gallery and enjoy the humorous, thoughtful, and sometimes quirky juxtapositions in each piece.
All of Richard’s work can be viewed on his website. Go visit!
Monday through Thursday 10am–4pm
Fridays 10am–1pm
Thursday and Friday 10am–4pm
Sunday 1–4pm
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02478 is the summer exhibition of the Belmont Art Association (BAA), and offers an opportunity to meet many of the artists—both amateur and professional—who live and work in our community. Showcasing work by BAA members, the exhibit includes work in a wide variety of media from painting, drawing, printmaking and collage, to sculpture, ceramics, textiles, and photography.
Founded in 2013, the Belmont Art Association’s mission is to “create a community of and for Belmont-based visual artists by sharing information and resources and creating opportunities to display their work.” For more information about the organization visit their website.
Closing Reception: September 11, 6-8pm
Monday through Thursday 10am–4pm
Fridays 10am–1pm
Sunday, June 28 – 1–4pm
Thursday and Friday 10am–4pm
Sunday 1–4pm
Town Hall Complex
Homer Municipal Building
19 Moore St., 3rd floor
Belmont Center, MA 02478
Wheelchair accessible. On-street parking.
Thursday 10am-4pm
Friday 10am–12pm
Saturday 1–4pm
Sunday 1–4pm