Author Archive
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“Lipstick and Rouge” At The Second Space Gallery
This month The Second Space gallery in Spokane, WA held its first ever juried show titled “Lipstick and Rouge”. The show’s title was to illicit the idea that color can portray emotion or be associated with a thought. Most of the work accepted seemed to hold true to the theme ...
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The Elaborately Staged Work of Gregory Crewdson
Gregory Crewdson is a photographer who’s works echo some of the more elaborate scenes of past painted masterpieces. His work does strike out on its own with original concepts, yet still reminds me of Rembrant or Dali. The incredibly detailed scenes often depict suburban culture in a haunting fashion and ...
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Assemblage and Artifacts/Edward Kienholz
The work of Edward Kienholz is brash. Assembled from the detritus of society and given implications of unease with the establishment. His materials were mostly scavenged from sidewalks and thrift stores and assembled in a hyper-realistic fashion that is eerily haunting. His powerful imagery is so environmental and present that it ...
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Self Portrait As An Old Man/Josh Keyes
Josh Keyes has been featured in numerous publications as of late and is definitely one of the more prodigious and identifiable artists of the recent years. I admire both his technical skill and draftsmanship. The style here is almost illustration, but with more vibrance and depth. The iconography used in the ...
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Joel Smith/ “It Is Acceptable To Sit Here …X”
Poetry doesn’t seem to be as popular as it used to be. Today if it isn’t coupled with music, it isn’t even accessible. As a result I have developed a formula. Well, we’ll call it that. It might actually be more accurate to describe it as a haphazard-habit. The “formula” ...
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“It Exploded” and “Ten Gauge” / William S. Burroughs
The more I meet artists, the more I know that truly creative people can’t be contained. You won’t find creative genius nestled into a niche’ very often. The creative personality knows no boundaries of exploration, expression, or expulsion. I am convinced that every artist feels compelled to get their hands ...