George Rush : Darker With The Day : Describe the work

      The name of this exhibition was Darker with the Day by George Rush. This exhibition was created with, seems like acrylic paint on canvas. The work is displayed seeming as if the art gallery itself is a house. When you first enter the gallery, you see a window that seems dark, as if you are looking from the outside in. Once you go further in the gallery, it seems as if you are standing in the house and you are looking out the window with each painting. On the same wall, reverse from the darker window painting is a light window painting that shows the inside looking out kind of. Rush uses many different tones of black, white, and grey. The paintings use very sharp tonal values and blend nicely. He extended the art by painting what seem to be trees as the background of the painting. The work interacts well with the exhibition space because of the trees outside and the lighting as well. The subject of the work is for the viewer to experience the feeling of seeing through a window and watching the change in the tones as the day gets darker. Most people that have seen the exhibition do not like the work. They appreciate it, but the may not like it.