FOR RELEASE: March 11, 2009

 

 

Troy Public Library Explores Greek Art During
“Afternoons with the Fine Arts” Program

 

(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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