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Newport News, VA
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Exhibitions:

Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art


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Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art
July 9 - October 9, 2016

Peninsula Fine Arts Center (PFAC) is pleased to announce Game On: Sports in Ancient and Modern Art. Explore the history and origins of sport through the ages as told through more than 40 inspiring paintings, sculptures, artifacts, textiles and photographs. Game On is on view at PFAC from July 9 through October 9, 2016.

In America, a country celebrated for hard work and hard play, sport art has had an especially vigorous history. Many of the most renowned artists- Thomas Eakins, Winslow Homer, and George Bellows-were active sports persons themselves and numbered among their friends leading athletes, fishermen and hunters. For them, as for many others, the multifaceted drama of sport was both a challenge and inspiration, the generating force that led to unforgettable works.

Whether one thinks of the athletic contests portrayed in Greek vase painting, the epic hunts that form the subjects of great medieval tapestries and manuscript pages, or the elegant horse-racing scenes, depicting sport has inspired artists particularly those who want to capture the motion and emotion of sport.

The exhibition consists of three sections: Competition in Sports, Entertainment in Sports and Leisure in Sports. While some sports and games (such as fishing or hiking) have been viewed as primarily recreational, most sports are considered competitive, and sporting competitions have always provided entertainment for crowds. Leisure has historically been the privilege of the upper class. Opportunities for leisure came with more money rising dramatically in the mid to late 19th century, starting in Great Britain and spreading to other rich nations in Europe.

The works on view for Game On depict a broad range of emotions: the anxiety of competition, the joy of winning, the agony of defeat. It exposes internal conflicts: the struggles of honor and sportsmanship versus the desire to win, or the clash to maintain resolve in the face of overwhelming odds, pain and fatigue.

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