Virginia Arcadia: The VMFA exhibits visual paeans dedicated to an ancient beauty
Running from February to August, 2021, the Virginia Museum of Arts (VMFA) in Richmond, Virginia just ended its free exhibit Virginia Arcadia: The Natural Bridge in American Art . The museum hosted the dozens of works in Evans Court, focusing on the Natural Bridge. As its name states, it is a naturally-formed rock bridge, dating back some 400 million years. More details directly from the art museum here . I had the opportunity to visit, where I reflected on the art, its history, and my own visits to the Virginia treasure of Natural Bridge. Walking through the gallery, the calm beauty placed me slowly back below the shadows of that looming rock. If any visual representation can do justice to one of Nature's grandest creations in this part of the world, it is these paintings—not photographs—that accomplish that feat. "Arcadia" is one of those words you see only every so often, whose definition could be overlooked, but I was glad to focus on it and look it up; Merria...