Artist Terry Rosenberg combines the power and grace of dancers with the passionate act of painting. He incorporates color, light and structure to integrate the art of dance and painting into one cohesive piece.

Terry Rosenberg’s exhibit, Exploring the Human Form in Motion, will be on display at Lied Art Center from Nov. 1 to 25. This abstract show is truly a new way to look at dance.

“I think my paintings speak for themselves,” Rosenberg said.

Rosenberg works directly with figures, specifically dancers in either rehearsed or spontaneous movements. He has focused on many superior dance groups, including The American Ballet Theatre, Dance Theatre of Harlem and Mark Morris Dance Group.

“I have been pursuing this work for about 25 years or so. I can’t really pin point where I got the idea,” Rosenberg said.

Rosenberg’s work has been displayed in well-known museums and galleries across the United States and abroad including The Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts in Omaha. Tenri Cultural Institute in New York City and Nowhere Gallery in Milan, Italy.

Terry Rosenberg, along with a small group of artists, focuses on a philosophy they call, “Extensionism.” According to the Extensionist Manifesto they believe, “The Extensionist is involved in a dialogue with history, with the purpose of opening it up to further extension through the process of conceptual and visual montage, for the end purpose of objectively advancing the visual philosophy of painting.”

Rosenberg’s work was shown at Creighton back in 1993, before the Lied Center was built and he has no qualms about showing here again.

“I am happy that I was invited to have an exhibition at Creighton,” Rosenberg said.

El Museo Latino and the Nebraska Arts Council, both located in Omaha, have shown his work.

You can learn more about Terry Rosenberg by visiting terryrosenberg.com.