1990

Lauderdale's art o gets East Centrals "Expressionism." That's how one described the pamungs by Bill La::je::::!':::~ phia which are on dtsplay in the Fine Arts Center a munity College, Decatur. Lauderdale, who serves as a fme arts coordinator f, Band ofChoctaw Indians and pan-Lime instructor f, had several other one-man shows of his work m lhis rrpa: ings as well as prims arc in many private col1ecuons !:::=~~ nation. In 1988 he received afellowship grant from the Mti"n.~~ mission to exhibit b.is work in the StateMuseum of Art m.~ ..... -~ Lauderdale received a bachelor 's of fine arts degree Delta State University in 1976 and earned a master· d- from the University ofGeorgia in 1979. While stud) tr..! Gc:q:;i., ceived a graduatefellowship to study abroad in Conons. East Central art instructor BruceGuraedysaid Lauderde called "Expressionism," which has its roots as far bac as with works by Vincent Van Gogh. Guraedy said it wa nt twentieth century that the art movement consisting ofa garde group" (French for forward guardor experimemal) ressive artists of central and northern Europe achieved mu:t for their art work. "Expressionism paintings are characterized by arbiu1l.! ness and distortions. There is also a great emphasis on scr especially that of an intense personal point of view," he. al(l For further information about Lauderdale's exhibit, c East Central Community College, Decatur, Mississippi 3 • 635-2111, extension 229. His exhibit will continue through the month ofOctober

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