To the left : The Alley at Jas de Bouffan [The Avenue at the Jas de Bouffan], ch. 1890, by Paul Cézanne. Oil on canvas. (City of Geneva, Museums of Art and History, Geneva. Previous deposit of the Garengo Foundation) Second from the left: The sea at L’Estaque [The SeaRead More →
SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Local artist and South Bend Venues Parks and Arts Marketing Director Danica Kulemeka has created a piece of art that will hang at the new Howard Park Community Center. “I wanted to use something that represented the Earth, which is why I offered to work withRead More →
Installation “Continuum” by Grace Gennaro. Photos courtesy of the Maine Contemporary Art Center In the years leading up to its biennial with jury, the Center for Maine Contemporary Art organized exhibitions organized around a theme. “Temporality | The Process of Time ”is the second in the series. It tackles “currentRead More →
Sarah Fisher has produced several portraits of beloved Houston art collector Bill Lassiter, but “Delighted” is the only one she had to complete after her sudden death last February from a fall. It is one of a number of paintings in her exhibition “The Second Yes” at the Front Gallery,Read More →
DesignInquiry didn’t waste any space, even covering the four columns of a large interior gallery with media. Photo by Daniel Kany DesignInquiry’s “Futurespective” at the Maine College of Art’s Institute of Contemporary Art isn’t simple, pretty, or easy to digest. The sight can be overwhelming at first glance, if you’reRead More →
So how long does it take you to see an art exhibition, anyway? Do you linger in front of each canvas or do you cross the exhibition with your back? As there is no clock during a gallery presentation, you are free to set your own pace. But while it’sRead More →
Lives are unraveling. Families, friendships and countries fall apart. An artist, however, can piece together the threads in a way that reveals them in a new light. That’s what happens in Emma Balder’s first show in Houston, which features works painted with recycled yarns disentangled from textiles she collects. NotRead More →
Just as realism is frequently affected by the fantastic, abstraction is rarely total. Even non-figurative art is made of materials, and these materials often carry strong connotations. Art House Productions calls its new show abstract spirit forms, which suggests a private, insular experience, something calm, detached from the rhythms ofRead More →