Archive for January, 2011
A Dance of Numbers: Brent Collins and Carlo H. Séquin
Brent Collins and Carlo H. Séquin, frequent collaborators, produce work which stands as an intricate testimony not only to the power of shared vision, but to the hidden (and sometimes maddening) beauty of numbers.
Pink/Pattern/Power: Andrew Huffman
It’s possible to make a big visual impact in a tiny space, as Andrew Huffman is doing at The Bourgeois Pig in Lawrence.
Open Eyes, Engage Brain: Doug Schwietert
Doug Schwietert’s blends of text and imagery are engaging to the brain … and often to the heart as well.
Pop Life: Jimmy Trotter
Jimmy Trotter serves up big, brightly colored, sugar-loaded spoonfuls of fun in every one of his mixed-media creations.
FAST PORTRAITS, NYE FINAL FRIDAY
Final Friday in December fell on New Year’s Eve for Lawrence’s galleries, and even though the coordinated gallery crawl is but a few months old, many spaces hosted exhibition openings to add to the holiday atmosphere. Here are some highlights from a month ago, as well as some previews for what to expect January 28 out on Mass Street, from Tom King and photographer Jamie Roper.
Breathe In, Pray Out: Christopher Leitch
The delicacy of Christopher Leitch’s drawings (even those on the white walls themselves) call to mind the breathing out of prayers, the fragile act of putting air to praise or supplication.
BEST-KNOWN UNKNOWN ARTIST IN KS
Based in Lawrence, Kansas, artist Dave Loewenstein has created 75 murals across the US (and one in Northern Ireland), in a process he describes as “part street installation, part performance piece, and part social intervention.” Last year he worked with Mid-America Arts Alliance to bring new swaths of color to Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and Newton, Kansas, and he’s teaching about his process this semester at Washburn University. He discusses his work in an interview with Tom King.
Well-Readjusted: Rick Mitchell
Rick Mitchell’s explorations into the mysteries of digital photography have proved more than fruitful.
FOURTH/FINAL FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST
Some highlights: UMKC opens a new Dean’s Gallery in the Miller Nichols Library with artwork by Margaret Brommelsiek on Wednesday; on Thursday the Corridor Art Space hosts a reception for its latest exhibition by Denise DiPiazzo. On the 28th, it’s much-loved The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art’s annual Chinese New Year celebration, while the Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art opens “Pattern ID,” and galleries in Lawrence and Wichita host new work and receptions for Final Friday. Saturday, the Spencer Museum hosts a Rocket Grants information session; Monday, Fresh and Local at Room 39 invite you to an art auction with work by 18 artists to benefit the ArtsKC Fund, which kicks off its 5th annual campaign at the arts awards on Friday.
Elemental Energy: Mauricio Zuniga
Mauricio Zuniga stirs, shakes and blends the imagery in his paintings, creating a visual cocktail infused with color and movement.
FESTIVAL LIFE IS FAIR TO PARTLY SUNNY
Creative people are always looking for ways to make a living doing what they love. The economy has affected certain art markets, no doubt, but the festival and art-fair circuit is still a sustaining way of life for those who can get used to setting up and breaking down weekend after weekend. Adelia Ganson has 20-plus-years’ such experience, and she talks to some other local artists about their life on the road.
Setting a Colorful Scene: Mimi Taylor
Mimi Taylor had plenty of creativity in her life already. Something, though, kept putting a brush in her hands, over and over.
Impetus for a Road Trip: Gary Woodward
Gary Woodward’s paintings push Surrealist buttons, in all the good ways.
SPACIOUS IN A SMALL SPACE
In “What the Hell Was I Thinking?” at Invisible Hand Gallery, there is a balance between the nebulous flowing, paper-based work of Alicia Kelly and the crisp, linear constructions of Andrew Huffman that guides the viewer through the compact space. The work of these two artists presents youthful and fresh approaches to abstraction.
8x8x10: Bill Cave
Bill Cave’s small canvases are deceptively simple in color and composition; each offers plenty of reasons to keep looking.
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