Jayda Brunson
    Staff Writer

“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see,” said artist, Edgar Degas. This can be perfectly correlated to the ongoing art exhibit, “It’s All About the Hue,” featured at Green Hill for the next few weeks.

“It’s All About the Hue,” consists of four artists who bring their work to life through pigments, layers, linen, textiles and abstract hues. These artists displayed their creativity, imagination and emotions in respectable and inspiring ways.

One of the first major artists featured in this event is Donald Martiny. Martiny is an international artist known for his paintbrush strokes and life-paintings created on the floor. The artist also focuses on signifying minimalism. His art features polymer and pigment on paper and aluminum.

One eye-catching 15×17 piece on the wall of GreenHill named “Tsetsaut” consists of paintbrush-strokes formed in the shape of a heart and colored in a dynamic, dark blue shade.

His most recent piece on display is called “Arma” and what makes it different from his others is that it is mounted on aluminum and is larger, giving the viewers the ability to appreciate the piece at a greater distance.

Much of his art has also received recognition with some of his greatest and newest paintings located at the One World Trade Center in New York City.

Another artist who appeared in this colorful event is James Williams. Williams’ style of art is acrylic paint, graphite and permanent ink and his vibrant paintings are inspired by architecture and cartography — the science or practice of drawing maps — as well as the places he’s visited.

His usage of bright pink and orange in his layered collages evokes a sense of playfulness and joy. He also utilizes dark, bold lines in the midst of all the colors, which can be viewed as creative spontaneity. His work could be compared to an actual map, but retains an effervescent quality that sets itself apart.

A graduate of UNCG and Greensboro resident, James Williams’ work is widely observed around North Carolina.

The third artist presented in this exhibition is Carolyn Nelson. Nelson emphasizes color and setting to bring out her textile collages, which she uses to highlight her passion for the outside world.

She is known for using hand-dyed, layered, hand-stitched silk and linen. Nelson gives her art a three-dimensional effect with her procedure of layering fabrics. Many of her artistry featured at Green Hill was inspired by nature, and some of the settings for her works consist of the woods, forests and oceans.

The final artist recognized is Margie Stewart. She is popular for her incorporation of oil on oil linen. These rich and expressive paintings can be identified as bright and fun, due to their fragment-like nature.

Her piece titled “Peach, Cup, Roses” stands out and brightens up the gallery. The work was created last year using oil on oil linen. Stewart also attended and graduated with her Master of Fine Arts degree here at UNCG. Her paintings featuring high contrast are on display at various museums in the Piedmont area.

All four artists show that color has a large impact and influence on the energy of a piece of art. Each artist possesses the ability and craft to engage an audience with their choice of hues and saturation. “It’s All About the Hue” is located in downtown Greensboro at the InFocus Gallery, and will be on display at Green Hill until March 24.