2/9/09
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2/9/09 |
Lincoln, IL – February 9, 2009- Lincoln College art students are getting much more than what a textbook can teach. On February 11, Lincoln College students enrolled in Art Appreciation will have the opportunity to learn from New York artist Sacha Newley during a master class.
Lincoln College history instructor Ron Keller says he hopes students can gain insight from Newley. “Sacha captures emotions which is the highest compliment an artist can incorporate into their work. By exposing our young students to his opinions and ideas within a formalized setting, hopefully this will inspire, motivate and give an example which will allow our students to gain insight into how artists approach the making of art and respond to the work of others,” said Keller.
The Lincoln Heritage Museum at Lincoln College proudly displays two donated portraits from the acclaimed artist Sacha Newley. Newley has been praised by art critics for his concerted quality of "facial affect display"--the incorporation in his painted subjects of special attention to the dramatic emotions of the human face, which gives the final product a deeply compelling character. Those qualities are very apparent in "the Head of Lincoln." Historians and tourists alike have praised the Lincoln piece with much acclaim.
Another painting named “Brooklyn Bridge” that is also located in the museum is a beautiful cityscape of the famous bridge with the distinctive landmark of the Twin Towers prominently featured in the backdrop. Newley painted it in the summer of 2001, and his work of art is considered the last painting of the World Trade Center before the 9/11 attacks.
Newley is an accomplished New York City artist, whose incredible portraits have included some of the most fascinating personalities of our time, including Christopher Reeve, Billy Wilder, Gore Vidal, and Oliver Stone. His works are featured in the Victoria and Albert Museum and in the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian. Newley is the son of the late Anthony Newley, a songwriter who won the Grammy Award for Song of the Year in 1963, and actress Joan Collins.
Lincoln College was founded in 1865 as Lincoln University, the only institution of higher education named for Abraham Lincoln during his lifetime. It is a selective, two-year, private, liberal arts college located in Lincoln, Illinois. Lincoln College is designed to prepare a student for university study through a structured, supportive approach to learning. Approximately 89% of Lincoln College graduates transfer immediately to a four-year school where they succeed as well as or better than the native student. Student-teacher ratio at Lincoln College is 13:1 and the average class size is 16 students.