More overtly perhaps, is that the open palm is both symbol and tool for palmistry and divination. When asked about these connotations for such a strong image, Morrison responded that she is interested in considering the silvered, mapped hand as a symbol of the sanctity of the moment and is not trying to suggest any one tradition or function for the hand. Rather she sees the hand as reifying the human influence in the existential equation and the plane as being an invitation to come to the ground and become engaged. Friday Tea is a special event that features an informal conversation with the guest curators of The Romance of Architecture . Refreshments will be served.
All events are free and open to the public.
The College of Wooster Art Museum is located in the Ebert Art Center on Beall Avenue between Wayne Avenue and University Street. Whether the artists depict the intricacy of a Gothic cathedral, the crumbling walls of Venice, the exotic arches and columns of Byzantine and Islamic monuments, or the mystery of fallen Neolithic dolmens, they use architecture with the Romantic intention of transporting the viewer to another place and time. Landscape with Ruined Monuments , c. Printmaking has a longstanding affinity for architecture. His Prisons series depicts structures that are not only imaginative but also unfathomable and unbuildable.