00;00;00;00 - 00;00;15;14 Blake Chapman Hello, I'm Blake Chapman with the David Owsley Museum of Art, and this is your Owsley moment, brought to you by IPR and the Ball State School of Art. 00;00;15;17 - 00;00;18;28 Blake Chapman 00;00;19;00 - 00;00;46;14 Blake Chapman Stella Sneads 1946 painting Advancing Monuments is a surrealist approach to the landscape of the American Southwest. In this painting, eight abstracted, rocky forms mimic tall figures that sway and fill the composition with monochromatic blues, greens, and browns. These figures blend in with the natural forms of the landscape, but their silhouettes also stand out from the background. A hazy land and sky. 00;00;46;17 - 00;01;12;20 Blake Chapman Born in London, Snead eventually traveled to the States to study painting in 1939, just as World War II two was declared in Europe. Later, she would go on to travel and work in the American Southwest, primarily New Mexico and California, as well as in Mexico. In the mid 1940s. During these formative years, she developed a style influenced by the unforgettable desert and mountain scenery. 00;01;12;23 - 00;01;39;11 Blake Chapman Snead also took inspiration from the surrealist movement, which was popular in the 40s, blending together realism and dreamlike abstraction. In advancing monuments. Snead has created a painting that brings a touch of surrealism to the majestic desert landscape of North America. 00;01;39;13 - 00;01;54;25 Blake Chapman We'd like to thank Ball State student Erik Henderson for his research, and if you would like to hear past episodes of the Owsley moment, visit Indiana Public radio.org to learn more about the David Owsley Museum of Art, visit bsu.edu/doma.