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Apr 24, 2000
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Neill Slaughter's Exhibit Celebrates 50 Years of Indian Freedom
Darren Johnson
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081Twenty-five paintings by Southampton artist Neill Slaughter of scenes from everyday life in India will be on display in Washington, DC, as part of a special exhibit sponsored by the Embassy of India. Slaughter is an associate professor of art at Southampton College of Long Island University.
"Images of India" celebrates 50 years of India's Republic and will be on display in the University Club on 1135 Sixteenth Street NW in Washington, DC, May 4-June 3. Opening reception is Thursday, May 4 from 6 to 8 p.m. The gallery can be reached at (202) 939-7002.
Slaughter's paintings in the exhibit were inspired by a four-month visit to India on a Fulbright scholarship. There, he found stark contrasts: significant monuments surrounded by shantytowns; immense poverty but people with such a deep spirituality that they live contently and gracefully. "My extensive journey throughout the country was, without exaggeration, an intense, life-changing experience," he said. "Though traveling in India is both physically and mentally demanding, it is the most visually stimulating place I have ever witnessed; a painter's paradise." Slaughter previously painted an acclaimed African series, and often chooses his subjects based on his concern for human conditions.