Margaret Grimes Retrospective at Western Connecticut State University Explores Nature's Technological Sublime

The retrospective exhibition of Margaret Grimes at Higgins Hall Gallery, Western Connecticut State University, showcases twenty paintings created from the 1990s to the present, along with two pieces from the early 1960s. This exhibition is open from February 14 to March 14, 2013, located at 181 White Street, Danbury, Connecticut. Grimes's artwork features intricate forest scenes that delve into both cosmic and cellular dimensions, with intertwining branches and roots resembling technological networks. Her paintings reflect the wonder of nature's interconnectedness and the anxiety of human-made systems like the Internet. A student of Neil Welliver and Rudy Burckhardt at the University of Pennsylvania, she is also the founding coordinator of WCSU's MFA program. Grimes's work, influenced by Van Gogh yet more akin to Chaim Soutine's fields, juxtaposes darkness with vibrant forsythia, capturing both beauty and danger.