The Arthur Lakes Library on the School of Mines campus is hosting a reception from 4-6PM for Claire van der Plas in celebration of a display of her paintings, collectively entitled “Boom Days.”
According to the artist: Over the last several years I have painted images of rocks and water that relate to the history of mining in Colorado. These works contrast the orderliness of the grid with the organic patterns of rock and water.
Some of these paintings are exacting representations of rocks used in Leadville’s ‘Boom Days’ celebrations during which miners compete to demonstrate their drilling skills. Several of these overlay a regular taped grid from my painting process on the rougher grid of numbered squares painted on the actual rocks as part of the drilling competition. The double grids can be read as alluding to topography, the gridding out of the surveyed land, numbered claims and mined and un-mined sections of the landscape.
The public is welcome! Colorado School of Mines, Arthur Lakes Library, 1400 Illinois Street (map).
Also tonight: Golden High School will be celebrating Homecoming this weekend. The GHS Homecoming Parade starts at 5PM along Washington Avenue between 18th and 12th Streets before the big Homecoming Game at Marv Kay Stadium, starting at 7PM. Go, Demons!
