Philip Morsberger Studio

This clip shows Philip Morsberger's studio in Augusta, GA, with Philip in the background, then foreground, telling a tale to his visitors. Morsberger is represented by if ART Gallery in Columbia, SC, (803) 238-2351, wroefs@sc.rr.com. The gallery blog lists dozens of available painting by Morsberger: http://ifartgallery.blogspot.com or http://philipmorsberger.blogspot.com. Baltimore native Morsberger (b. 1933) studied at Oxford in the mid-1950s and from 1971-1984 was the universitys Ruskin Master of Drawing. He used the prestigious position to develop and head a now renowned, full-blown art department at Oxford University. In the United States, Morsberger has taught at Harvard University, Dartmouth University, UC Berkeley, the California College of Arts and Crafts, Miami University and other institutions. He retired from teaching after a five-year stint as Williams S. Morris Eminent Scholar in Art at Augusta State University in Augusta, Ga. His work is in several museums, including the San Francisco Museum of Art. In the 2007 book Philip Morsberger: A Passion for Painting, author Christopher Lloyd writes of Morsbergers mythical universe, comprising a whole cast of fantastical creatures, both human and animal. . . All these creatures inhabit a turbulent, chaotic world that is hugely energized and dominated by a mood of restlessness. About Morsbergers use of colors, Loyd writes: Color is a distinctive feature of the recent narrative paintings . . . The colors sing on the canvas.

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