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Emery Rosenbaum’s art is on display through February at the Davie County Arts Council’s Brock Gallery.
“The exhibit highlights Emery’s eye for detail and creativity,” said Sidnee Suggs, arts council executive director. “It also gives information on the birds we all love to watch.”
Rosenbaum is a Mocksville native working in water-media and printmaking.
After graduating from Davie High School she earned a bachelor’s degree in studio art at the College of Charleston, where she received the Outstanding Student Award in Studio Art and the Brian and Kathryn Ruthenburg Studio Art Award.
She is an exhibiting member of the Associated Artists of Winston-Salem and has shown work in the North Charleston Arts Festival.
“You may have enjoyed her art by viewing our ‘Flags of Davie’ along North Main Street. Emery’s flags have always stood out and she has placed in that exhibit numerous times,” Suggs said.
Emery’s work focuses on the importance and beauty of nature’s diversity through highlighting bird species and their habitats. She has always been drawn to birds and their association with feelings of freedom, new beginnings, and peace. She intends to juxtapose the positive symbolism around birds with the harsh reality these creatures face.
This body of work is expressed in watercolor drawings and intaglio printmaking. Each bird is researched and drawn to scale, then rendered in a watercolor base, with details added in using a water-soluble pen to provide an accurate yet artistic depiction.
Rosenbaum draws inspiration from the scientific illustration genre of works by artists such as John James Audubon, George Edwards, and Maria Martin Bachman. The birds are then cut out and collaged alongside the intaglio prints, which abstractly depict the habitats of these animals.
She creates each print from chosen, found, and gathered natural elements that are etched into zinc plates.
“Rosenbaum’s style is an intersection of scientific and emotive portrayal, resulting in recognizable but creatively descriptive pieces. Each choice in materials, subject matter, and placement, intentionally creates a contrast similar to the beauty of our nature and its ongoing struggle to survive,” Suggs said.
The “Birds of a Feather Exhibit” can be seen in the Brock Gallery, North Main Street in Mocksville, Monday-Friday from noon-5 p.m. or before performances.
For more information call 336-751-3112.