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FIRST FRIDAY FOLLOW-UP: JUNE 2011
Like The Lawrence Report, this column gives a monthly look at a specific community’s art-night — in this case, First Friday in the Crossroads. For June, Matt Kuhlman offers critiques of photographs by Cameron Gee at Cocoon, the latest paintings by Clint Metcalf at Apex, “Nature as Muse” at the Blue Gallery with Stephanie Chubbuck, Susan Goldsmith, and Bernadette Esperanza Torres, new work by Kale Van Leeuwen at The Beggar’s Table, and the illustrative Dada-esque stylings of Kellie Bloxom-Rys at {: Momentum.
She’s a Storyteller: Bernadette Esperanza Torres
Whether free-standing or mounted against the wall, Bernadette Esperanza Torres’ works share common qualities … but “commonness” isn’t one of them.
Touchstones and Touching Stones: Sher Pierson
Even though Sher Pierson is showing her jewelry creations for the first time, they are immediately familiar in every good way.
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.
Beaditudes : Shannon Gaines Bowman
Shannon Gaines Bowman’s process of beading over common objects is both transformative for those objects and meditative for the artist.
“Cute, and …,” Not “Cute, but …”: Carson Catlin
There’s a definite “Awwww…” factor at work in Carson Catlin’s tiny figurines. But there is a good deal more going on here, too, in the augmentations and reductions by which Catlin customizes each of the little sculptures.
PETER WARREN: CROSSING
Peter Warren brings New York and new Norway experience to Kansas City, which he has called home for the past three years. A Review Studios resident added in 2010, Warren often collaborates with performers and other artists. His works are sophisticated conglomerates of carefully assembled objects he’s collected and scavenged. This profile by Janell Meador includes a video interview with Warren in his studio.
Unsettling Charm: Rachel Stuart-Haas
Rachel Stuart-Haas has created work which mines familiar veins … but at the same time, she has put her own stamp on subject matter that whispers invitations and warnings in the same breath.
Small Talks: Joe Ramiro Garcia
Joe Ramiro Garcia’s small scale pieces at Blue Gallery are every bit as deep and strong as his larger works, offering plenty of entry points for the eye and much to think about once inside.
Painted Pastries: Joe Gregory
Joe Gregory departs from his usual theme, the human form, to depict curves of an entirely different (yet still related) sort.
Inner Perspectives on Outer Vistas: Rich Bowman
Rich Bowman’s landscape oils are as much about the sky above as the earth below … perhaps even more so.
Time Signatures: Kelly Porter
Some works are obviously influenced by straight, flowing rhythms, others by more irregular meters. The concept of repetition is pronounced at times, subtle at others, but always there.
FORM EMPHASIS FROM FRAGMENTS
Three artists represented by the Blue Gallery in Kansas City come from origins of fractured, layered identity that is manifest in their work presented together in a June 2010 exhibition: Aileen Chong, Patricia Kochaver, and Daniel Ochoa provoke thought and emotion with their paintings and pottery. “Mixed Perceptions” is a study in contrasts, as the artists use various media to play on our perceptions.
(ARTKC365) She’s Got a Not-So-Little List: Lisa Lala
Lisa Lala’s paintings are the clear stars of “Lists,” her current show at Blue Gallery. That’s as it should be; her work is bold, thought-provoking and utterly her own in style. But if you were to make a list of the number of people involved in the exhibition, you’d be writing for a while.
Doing the Minute (Long I) Waltz: Rich Bowman at Blue Gallery
Rich Bowman Very Small Landscapes 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Blue Gallery 118 Southwest Boulevard Kansas City, MO 816.527.0823 Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday-Saturday. Runs through: Jan. 4. Artist’s site: http://www.bowmangallery.com Gallery site: http://www.bluegalleryonline.com Some show titles seem designed to keep a potential viewer guessing. If there’s an award for most straightforward title, though, Rich Bowman’s Very [...]
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