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Play the Game: Kenneth Andrew
Kenneth Andrew’s sculpted creations stimulate the eye, the mind … and the muscles that control smiling.
Insectophile: Robert Melville Stone
Robert Melville Stone has taken an image from the natural world, made it his own … and created a sculpture capable of grabbing a viewer’s eye for more than one look.
Naked Truth: E. Spencer Schubert
E. Spencer Schubert’s “Wishing #5″ is full of empathetic understanding and a deep sense of authenticity of feeling.
Goddess in the Median: Angelica Sandoval
Sandoval’s work is not from the realm of esoterica but from that of, “Come on, you should know this.” At the same time, it is neither rip-off nor rehash.
Memor Matris : Reda Carr
Carr’s work, which stands in the median of Roe Boulevard just south of Interstate 35, is both severe and haunting. It was born of the sculptor’s own grief, but should hold personal resonance for anyone who has ever lost a protector, mentor and anchor.
(ARTKC365) Sequel in Steel: Asheer Akram
As with the previous edition of his privately conceived, publicly released revelation, it falls to each viewer to interpret the signs — and symbols — of Akram’s times.
(ARTKC365) Into the Woodwork: Todd Baker
Both sculptures, part of the current season of Art in R Park, represent significant departures from Baker’s previous large-scale work. That centered on Easter Island-style heads, which Baker produced by taking chainsaws to tree trunks salvaged from his tree service business.
(ARTKC365) Winter is a Primary Season: Kenneth Andrew
For the first day of a new decade, something in primary colors seemed appropriate. And so, the second year of ARTKC365 begins with Kenneth Andrew’s “T-Jess,” a simple sculpture in red-, blue- and yellow-painted metal that’s part of the current season of Roeland Park’s “Art in R Park.”
A Roadside Thrill Ride for the Eyes: Tim Morales at Art in R Park
Tim Morales Untitled Steel Sculpture 24 Hours. Art in R Park Roe Blvd. at 48th St. Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: March 31 Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html Art might be the farthest thing from your mind today, behind food and family and football — well, the pointy-ended American kind, in [...]
Stitched Stories of Strength: Eugenia Ortiz at Cedar Roe Library
Eugenia Ortiz 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Cedar Roe Library 5120 Cedar Roeland Park, KS 913.384.8590 Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Friday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday Runs through: May 30 Art in the Stacks site: http://www.jocolibrary.org/templates/JCL_InfoPage.aspx?id=2740 Much has been written in this space about the city of Roeland Park’s commitment to original art, [...]
Layers of Metal, Layers of Meaning: Asheer Akram at Art in R Park
Asheer Akram Book and Scroll 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd. at 55th St. Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Sept. 30 Artist’s site: http://www.asheerakram.com Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html In the short story collection Tales of the Impossible, edited by illusionist David Copperfield, there’s a piece by E. [...]
A Study in the Student Mind: Shane Jezowski at Art in R Park
Shane Jezowski Wandering Form 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd. near 48th St. Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Sept. 30 Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html Shane Jezowski’s transcript says he’s a student at the Kansas City Art Institute. His philosophy marks him a devoted scholar in the University [...]
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Steve O’Hora Basszilla 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd at Johnson Drive Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Sept. 30 Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html The big field on the southwest corner of Johnson Drive and Roe Boulevard tends to swallow up any art placed there. It’s perfect for [...]
Treeompe L'oeil: Tyler Dawson at Art in R Park
Tyler Dawson Industrialize 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd at 54th St. Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Sept. 30 Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html Had Tyler Dawson installed Industrialize over the winter session of Art in R Park, some people might still be looking for it. As it [...]
Uplifted and Uplifting: Kenneth Andrew at Art in R Park
Kenneth Andrew Balancing 12 a.m.-11:59 p.m. Art in R Park Roe Blvd at 57th St. Roeland Park, KS Hours: 24 hours Runs through: Sept. 30 Artist’s site: http://www.kennethandrewdesigns.com Art in R Park site: http://www.roelandpark.net/art-in-r-park.html Think you’re glad that spring is finally here? Kenneth Andrew’s metal gymnast is downright exuberant. Balancing — part of Art in R [...]
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