Frogs and Dogs

Frogs and Dogs: David Gilhooly and Roy De Forest

Frogs and Dogs combines the constructed, whimsical world of David Gilhooly’s comical ceramic sculptures of food and frogs and Roy De Forest’s fanciful story-like environments, inhabited by imaginary people, animals and dogs on canvas and paper. Humor is blended with the bold colors and cartoon-like forms, creating rich visual images open for the viewers interpretation and enjoyment. Colleagues from the University of California, Davis, Gilhooly and De Forest have been categorized as part of the California “Funk” movement from the 1960-70s with Robert Arneson, Robert Hudson, William T. Wiley, Bruce Conner and Joan Brown. Though Gilhooly was influenced by De Forest’s work, each has developed their own “Funky” style.

Frog and Dog Day of Summer

On July 8th, from 10am to 2pm, the Museum will present Frog and Dog Day of Summer , a family day with activites in the planning to include story telling, performances and a pet picture sharing wall.

Organized by Heather Sealy Lineberry and Jean Makin, Frogs and Dogs will be installed in the Top and Kresge Galleries of the Arizona State University Art Museum’s Nelson Fine Arts Center.

Frogs and Dogs (July 1 – September 17, 2000) is open Tuesday through Saturday from 10 am to 5 pm, Sunday from 1 pm to 5 pm.

The exhibition is supported in part by Friends of the Arizona State University Art Museum.