CURRENT EXHIBIT

Featuring: The Henry Gorski Retrospective: Stealing the Fire of the Gods
September 11, 2009 through October 12, 2009

The Henry Gorski Retrospective: Stealing the Fire of the Gods Henry Gorski is a renowned artist whose works have been exhibited nationally and internationally. His art has been included in exhibits with Elaine de Kooning, Robert Rauschenberg, Saul Steinberg and Andy Warhol.

The Chaffee Art Center is honored to exhibit the Gorski works from the personal collection of Dr. Albert Levis. In 1972 Dr. Levis, in his psychiatric practice, was in the early stages of developing a conflict resolution theory. He sought a visual artist to depict his research; Dr. Levis was introduced to Henry Gorski and they quickly developed a symbiotic relationship. They were compatible emotionally, intellectually and politically. As the years have progressed, Dr. Levis’ theory has been recognized as ground-breaking. As a result of his use of Mr. Gorski’s art, Dr. Levis has collected a significant amount of the artist’s original works.

The Chaffee Art Center presents an exhibit of the artist’s own journey with a series of six cycles of conflict resolution played out as a three-part drama. It has taken Mr. Gorski a lifetime of painting to resolve his own life conflicts. In his work, he sequentially deals with issues of finding his own identity, and coping with the striving for power and a sense of powerlessness. His resolutions portray a series of compromises that culminate with the peace of accepting reality. In his work, Henry Gorski has “stolen the fire from the gods.”

For more information on Dr. Albert Levis’ theory go to www.arttoscience.org.

The major sponsors of this exhibit are: Cape Air, Dr. Jeff Rosen, Hannoush Jewelers, Rutland Regional Medical Center, Vermont Sport and Fitness Center.