FOR RELEASE: March 11, 2009
(TROY, MI) – Travel more than
5,000 miles and across oceans and seas while visiting the Troy Public Library.
Michael Farrell will examine Grecian Art during two sessions of his popular
“From East to West: Art and Architecture of the Ancient World” series.
Sunday,
March 15, at 3:30 pm
Early
Greek Art
Farrell discusses how Archaic sculptures are silent
witnesses to the extraordinary development that western society was about to
undertake.
Sunday,
March 29, at 3:30 pm
Greek
Art: Perfection Achieved
When reason and spirit fuse, as they did in the time of
Pericles, the natural goal of the artist was to portray beauty in the idealized
image of man. Discover how the artist sought the essences of the being, the
perfect balance between flesh, spirit and intellect.
These sessions are free for library patrons. To register,
call 248.524.3542 or visit www.libcoop.net/troy
online. The Troy Public Library is
located at 510 West Big Beaver Road.
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