Elvehjem to host David Klamen exhibition

OK, what do you get when you cross a supermarket bar code with an old master painting?

Answer: Artist David Klamen.

Based in Chicago and a professor of fine arts at Indiana University Northwest in Gary, Klamen works from “a commitment to the gestalt of the image,” he says, and strives to display a sensitivity to the feel of surfaces. During a residency at UW–Madison’s Tandem Press in 1999, for example, Klamen produced 98 etchings of landscapes that he aggregated to be printed on a single sheet.

Klamen will open a show at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 10, with a free public lecture on his work followed by a reception, both at the Elvehjem Museum of Art. The exhibition will remain on view through Sunday, Feb. 27. For more information, call the Elvehjem at 263-2246.