Archive for July, 2011
Loops and Swirls: Nate Fors
Where the diurnal aspect of Nate Fors’ “Lllooppi” is whimsical, almost like a Dr. Seuss creation brought to three-dimensional life, the sculpture by night is far more energetic … but no less playful.
Comfortable in His Skin: Kent Van Dusseldorp
For all the appreciation of the female nude, male full frontalism does tend to draw more askance glances, and Kent Van Dusseldorp’s show is a straightforward, if good-natured, confrontation of that outlook.
LOST IN THE FIRE
July 29 is Final Friday art walk in Lawrence, Kansas, and Darin M. White brings on a preview of what to expect, along with highlights from June’s Final Friday. It has been hot outside seemingly forever, and thankfully, some June exhibitions are still on view, in case you melted out early last month.
Dances with Light: Orval Hixon
The show of Orval Hixon’s dance portraiture is both art exhibition and history lesson, and it excels on both fronts.
“Immaterial” Matters: Chris Wubbena
Chris Wubbena’s “Immaterial” is both striking and subtle, grabbing a viewer’s attention with strong, eye-catching angles and holding it with enigmatic, faded marks — etched into the steel surface — reminiscent of ancient signs and symbols.
FOURTH FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST, JULY 2011
Next Friday is full of Lawrence and Witchia exhibition openings (Final Friday), and this week in Kansas City, filmmaker Jeremy Collins presents “The Wolf & The Medallion,” a live animation/music performance story. Another round of BREAD! and the latest exhibition opening at The Kansas City Jewish Museum of Contemporary Art/Epsten Gallery are Sunday, July 24th.
Fruitful Explorations: Mark Hennick
Mark Hennick’s new artistic directions have borne interesting visual fruit, in several senses.
En-deer-ing and Enduring: Stephen LeBlanc
Stephen LeBlanc’s bronze sculpture is so meticulously realistic, in both appearance and arrangement that, in the proper season, it’s possible to mistake the metal animals for the real thing.
Humanity Revealed: J.T. Daniels
J.T. Daniels mixes more conventional media with everything from spray paint to house paint to colored pencil in his portraits, giving them a fresh, contemporary street-art feeling — while also hearkening back to the Regionalist school of the 20th century in Daniels’ straightforward depictions of his subjects’ humanity.
Bones, Not Bare: Andrew Burkitt
There’s a lot going on not only within Andrew Burkitt’s prints themselves, but in the number of potential responses by and resonances for each person who sees them.
Clay Play: Myrna Minnis
Myrna Minnis’ ceramic art is a reminder that small things can inspire as deeply as anything monumental.
THIRD FRIDAY CALENDAR DIGEST, JULY 2011
Third Friday in Kansas City is mostly about Third Saturday: “Mother Trucker 2″ begins on the 15th, and new exhibitions open July 16 at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, the Lawrence Arts Center, Perlow Stevens Gallery (Columbia, Missouri), and at Union Station, where it’s the annual “Art/Work” exhibition of visual and literary arts organized by the Arts Council of Metropolitan Kansas City.
FIRST FRIDAY FOLLOW-UP: JULY 2011
Personal symbolism pervades a number of artists’ July exhibitions throughout the Crossroads. Matt Kuhlman takes a look at Andrew Batcheller’s paintings at Mojo, Lauren Brunk’s colorful pen-and-ink drawings at The b Gallery, the prints of Victor Cartatenga and Nicholas Naughton at Cara and Cabezas Contemporary, Jessica Simorte’s mixed-media house portraits at Plenum Space, and Robb Smigielski’s and Jamie Gray’s design works at 19 Below. Most work is on view through July or later.
Summer Sun, Something’s Begun: Susan Wilson
Susan Wilson’s work, part of the group show opening tonight at Images Art Gallery, is infused with warmth both visual and emotional.
Beauty in Brief: Anne Nye
Anne Nye’s photographs are simple in composition and subject, but loaded with all sorts of visual subtext.
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