posted on May 22: Medieval to Mud at the Museum

What would the Renaissance masters have made of scratches on tin foil, inkless prints and mud splatters? If you visit the current exhibition at the McMaster Museum of Art you're likely to find the answer.

The exhibition, entitled Medieval to Mud explores the development of prints and drawings from the intricate engravings of the late medieval period to the contemporary and sometimes unorthodox techniques of artists like Antoni T`pies and Richard Long.

More than seventy significant prints and drawings will be featured in this exhibition. Highlights include Picasso's etched study for his masterpiece, Guernica, Goya's folio Disasters of War, prints by D|rer, Rembrandt, Hiroshige, Matisse, Ensor and Hockney. Of course McMaster's stellar collection of German Expressionist art will also be well represented.

McMaster University possesses one of the finest University collections of works on paper in North America. Medieval to Mud is an opportunity to highlight strengths and notable recent growth as well as to present a number of acquisitions that have never before been exhibited at the Museum.

Admission to the Museum and this special presentation is pay-what-you-can with a suggested donation of $2. Students, seniors and members are free.

Museum Hours: Tuesday – Friday 11-6; Thursday evening 7-9; Sunday 12-5.

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