Tag Archive for ‘Country Club Plaza’
A Light Palette: Laura McMillan
Laura McMillan favors outdoor scenes in soft, bright colors … and at the same time, she knows where to place darkness to full effect.
Whose Story is it Anyway?: Wolfie
Wolfie has assembled a photography show with a complicated title and a simple, self-aware message.
Practice Makes Perceptive: C. Fred Schoell
Schoell has a strong eye for color, light and balance, and his photos convey those strengths … well, beautifully. For all of that accessibility, though, there’s still a challenge in Schoell’s work, both for the photographer and the viewer. The former is a challenge of presentation, the latter one of perception.
Taking the Wide View : Jim Mathis
Most of Mathis’ pictures are of locations familiar to Kansas City area residents: Westport, the Country Club Plaza, Union Station (the subject of today’s featured shot). The wide angle, though, provides a vista that’s closer to real life than the “cut-out” view afforded by conventional photography.
Taste the World: Trudi Burns
When she refers to her show as “Journeys. Adventures. Flavors,” it’s true in a deeper sense. These are painted snapshots of Burns’ life and travels, both without and within this country. And while some of us might never get to down espresso in Venice, or taste lamb tajine in Casablanca, Burns’ art allows viewers to share in her experiences.
(ARTKC365) In the Faces of Children: Jeremy Ruzich
Ruzich captures a wide range of expressions and emotions, and his obvious feeling for his subjects (developed over Ruzich’s 15-month immersion in the local culture) shows through without ever falling into the trap of sentimentality. These portraits are affecting precisely because the children are presented as themselves, not as generic spokesfaces for Poverty or Global Injustice … or, on the flip side, Hope in the Face of Adversity.
(ARTKC365) A Carefully Nurtured Love of Nature: Kevin Sink
Sink has spent a lot of time collaborating with the outside world; his photography career began when he was ten years old and wanted to augment his birdwatching activities. You could say, too, that Sink’s appreciation for nature — and for structure — goes all the way down to the microscopic level.
Good Work and Good Works: Marcia Willman at Shirley Stiles Gallery, Westwood City Hall
Marcia Willman Jackline’s Dream 5-6:30 p.m. (Opening Reception) Shirley Stiles Gallery Westwood City Hall 4700 Rainbow Blvd. Westwood, KS 913.362.1550 Hours after opening: 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday Runs through: Dec. 31 Artist’s site: http://www.WatercolorsforaCause.org Gallery site: http://www.westwoodks.org/index.asp?Type=B_BASIC&SEC={43A74ACE-3B22-43ED-B836-E380A5FE1BA2} One of the (numerous) great things about Kansas City’s art community is its generosity. Whatever the cause, artists [...]
Unmistakable and Irrepressible: Suze Ford at Plaza Art Fair
Suze Ford 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Plaza Art Fair, Booth 505 Country Club Plaza Kansas City, MO Last day of fair. Artist’s site: http://www.suzeford.com Plaza Art Fair site: http://www.countryclubplaza.com/Events/Plaza-Art-Fair A lot of times, it can be difficult to use art itself as a landmark at an art fair. The phrase, “Meet me at the landscape booth [...]
Stand-up Art: Ellen Wilkins Wolf at Community Christian Church Cultural Arts Gallery
Ellen Wilkins Wolf Observations 11:45 a.m.-2 p.m. (Opening reception) Community Christian Church Cultural Arts Gallery 4601 Main Kansas City, MO 816.561.6531 Hours after opening reception: 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday Runs through: April 24 Gallery Site: http://www.community-christian.org Make cranky remarks about society, people call you a curmudgeon. Make those cranky remarks funny, and they call [...]
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