Art festivals are too often more festival than art. Too many are filled with corn dog stands and ice cream trucks, dotted with custom t-shirts, photographs, and wood cutting boards. They are a great place to get a snack or have a day out with the family, pick up a themed kitchen towel, or have … Continue reading The Pearls of the Pearl
The only constant in life is change itself. With the change comes the fear of loss and longing for return and renewal. Mark Andres centers this theme for his current exhibition ‘Saudade” at Augen Gallery. One of my artist friends commented that Andres’ works have a strong mid-century feeling. Andres cites his teacher, Boston expressionist … Continue reading Two Standout Artists from Recent Portland Openings
In a news segment from the 1980s, Dan Rather refers to graffiti as something that is committed. As we know it, graffiti can be traced to 1960s Philadelphia, not so far from the Kutztown home of Keith Haring. He's perhaps the artist best known for it. Graffiti would soon be taken on by artists in … Continue reading Committed Art – Keith Haring at the Arlington Art Museum
The retrospective exhibition for Gary Jurysta at the Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art in Altoona spans over half a century. Upon arrival, I mistakenly took it for a group show, as no single theme dominates the 50 years of art making. What connects the works is an unwavering pursuit of abstraction. That underpinning dictates regardless … Continue reading Gary Jurysta at SAMA Altoona
Mary Tomas Gallery welcomes three previous Rising Stars from the Oak Cliff Society of Fine Arts and shows their current work. Part of the proceeds will benefit the Turner House in Oak Cliff. Juan Cruz is still a student at the University of Texas at Dallas. His mono-prints in sequence describe the sorrow and fear … Continue reading Catching up with the Rising Stars Benefiting Turner House
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