Barsch code: Springville MOA Presents Retrospective of Artist

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By Kari Kenner

"Gate to Paradise," by Wulf Barsch

UTAH---Colors, light and figures are brought together in visual harmony at the Springville Museum of Art exhibit "Ex Corde Lux -- A Retrospective of Wulf Barsch," on display now in the main gallery. Barsch is an internationally recognized artist who was born in Bohemia, now the Czech Republic, in 1943. After joining The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1968, Barsch made his first visit to the United States, and later served a mission for the church to California. His works can be found in more than 35 collections worldwide, including the States Senate in Hamburg, Germany, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. According to Ashlee Whitaker, associate curator of the Permanent Collection and Exhibition at the Springville Museum of Art, "He's an artist whose works are deeply spiritual with a strong resonance of religious themes and exploration ... it draws you in," she said. [link]

Springville Museum of Art: "A Retrospective of Wulf Barsch," Ends Nov. 2, 2012. 126 E. 400 South, Springville, UT, (801) 489-2727, smofa.org