Archive for the ‘Mixed Media’ Category
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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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Matreyek’s Multi-sensory Visions
Miwa Matreyek procures beautifully ornate compositions that blend performance art, animation, sculpture and music. She challenges the viewer by blending representational and surreal imagery with a mix of soft, gentle music with a dash of electronic grind at times. She juxtaposes real space vs. created space, real time vs. manipulated ...
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Sybille Peretti: A Subconscious Connection
This German born glass artist has been one of my favorites since I first encountered her work in a New Orleans gallery in 2003. I later worked in the same studio building for a time, where I was able to see her work transform. Being a glass artist myself, I ...
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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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“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 ...
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Shark Boss | TOM KEATING
This is not a romanticized version of simpler times; this is a dark depiction of the complications too easily forgotten.