The Bainbridge Public Library celebrates the opening of the February exhibit during the First Friday Art Walk, from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 2 at the library.

The February exhibit by Curtis Hughes is a series of 11 paintings exploring the methods and spirit of modern design.

Hughes said the paintings are “an exploration of the methods and sprit of modern design and, in particular, the abstract expressionists of the mid twentieth century.”

“I’m also interested in how digital technology has influenced how we think about, feel and practice our art in contrast to traditional, hand-crafted methods.”

He said the paintings are purposefully “rough and unpolished” and meant to reach for emotional immediacy for those viewing them.

For more information, visit www.bainbridgepubliclibrary.org.