Two new exhibits showcase collection of paintings

Two new, unrelated exhibits opened Sunday at the University of Arizona Museum of Art - a collection of paintings by the late artist Rudolf Baranik and a multi-media presentation and sculpture exhibit by the brother and sister team of Ondrej Rudavsky and Zuzana Rudavska.

The Baranik exhibit is composed of all black and white paintings, which he painted as reflections of death and politics.

"His art deals with the way he dealt with modern society. It is about death and poetry," said David Craven, an art historian and critic and a long-time friend to Baranik.