Jeremy Allen Rheault
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is pleased to exhibit the paintings/illustrations of Jeremy Rheault now through December 31, 2018.
Jeremy Allen Rheault was born in Fargo, North Dakota in 1971, was a Minnesota resident until 1984, then preceded to move to Plymouth, Michigan. Mr. Rheault attended Plymouth Canton Schools, then received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Eastern Michigan University. Jeremy Rheault is currently a resident of Westland, MI and a twenty year art educator, he is currently devoting more time to his passion of creating art. An advocate for other artists, he enjoys meeting them and showing their works. His artwork is currently on display and for sale at Canton's "Spoon's Place" and Plymouth's Liberty Street Brewing Company's "Liberty Room Gallery".
Statement from Artist, Jeremy Allen Rheault
"Artists are always looking looking for creative surfaces. Cardboard, old artist prints, and maps rarely fit into that category. I was inspired by one of my favorite artist styles, Philip Burke, an amazing painter/illustrator. I grew up with his Rolling Stone magazine celebrity portraits and looked forward to each one during my high school and college days. His elaborate colors, distortions and exaggerations of famous rockers and celebrities with a clean white background always interested me.
I am also inspired by the current social and cultural awareness of personas or events. I also try to introduce art history and provoke research and awareness of artists or historical figures past and present.
I find the speed that I’m capable of producing these portraits to be quite a creative outlet for me. The layers of paint and the texture that the oil pastels leave are keys to my work. I am looking for multiple layers and media with each piece. I am also intensely interested in scale and presentation."
There will be a free reception celebrate the work of Jeremy Allen Rehault at the Village Theater on Wednesday, December 5, 2018 from 7:00 - 9:30 pm. "Food for the Soul" posters created by Dennis Loren will be available for purchase at the reception.
This current art exhibit at the Gallery@VT is free and open to the public: Monday Friday 10 am 2 pm, one hour prior to and during public performances at the theater, as well as by appointment. The Gallery@VT is closed on holidays. The gallery is located at 50400 Cherry Hill Rd., Canton, MI, 48187. For more information about this latest exhibit, please call 734/394-5300.
