RWC Professor John Wolfer has a new exhibit at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington, but you may be surprised to find out that this exhibit centers on paintings of meat. When Professor Wolfer was young, he worked in his father’s butcher shop where he eventually realized he had a talent for creating still-lifes of food. Now, his acrylic painting of marbled steaks and juicy hams are the first ever food-focused exhibit to be on display in the Covington space.Professor Wolfer teaches in the RWC Art and Visual Communications Department. His influences include Rembrandt, Chaim Soutine, and Wayne Thiebaud, a Californian pop artist, who painted pies, cakes, and other edibles in the 1960s.
Since his first succulent still-life, he has created more than a dozen meaty masterpieces, the most complicated painting taking him as long as a summer to complete. Encouraging people not to take themselves so seriously, Professor Wolfer hopes that his audience will be stimulated by his creations.
“Lean & Tasty! Fresh Paintings by John Wolfer” opened Friday, February 28, and continues through April 4. The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center is located at 1028 Scott Boulevard in Covington and is open from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday through Friday and noon-3 p.m. Saturday. For more information call (859) 491-2030.