Tag Archive for ‘Holly Swangstu’
Energetic Contemplation: Jenny McCall
Jenny McCall’s paintings are laden not only with color, texture and pattern but also with contemplative energy. That might sound like an oxymoron, but an in-person immersion will quickly show that it isn’t.
BRIGHTNESS, WARMTH ENVELOPING
Holly Swangstu has taken her warp-without-weft fabric canvases to a monumental level with a site-specific installation at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art that yields a sensation of being bathed in soothing color. The room captures the lush tones of nature and their tendancy to vibrate with depth and constant change.
(ARTKC365) Exchange of Seasons: Holly Swangstu
The Abstract Expressionist work is both outer and inner landscape, with layers of meaning ranging from the fiercely private to the wide-open welcoming. It reconciles, for the first time, Swangstu’s dual nature as an artist.
He Knows the Lay of the Landscape: Troy Swangstu at ARTichokes
Troy Swangstu 10 a.m.-7 p.m. ARTichokes 10557 Mission Road Leawood, KS 913.322.9481 Hours: 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday Runs through: Feb. 6, 2010 Gallery site: http://www.artichokeskc.com Troy Swangstu comes from a family where everyone is “The Creative One”. Older brother Eric is an oil painter. [...]
Flying the Home Colors: Eric Swangstu at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
Eric Swangstu Works on Paper & Canvas 11 a.m.-1 p.m. (Special holiday hours) Leedy-Voulkos Art Center 2012 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 816.474.1919 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Aug. 29. Gallery site: http://www.leedy-voulkos.com Talk about thoughtful guests: Eric Swangstu provided the confetti for his own homecoming show. Okay, so that’s not exactly true. There [...]
Uncommon Knowledge: Jori Cheville Hebert at Leedy-Voulkos Art Center
Jori Cheville Hebert the knowledge of things 11 a.m.-5-p.m. Leedy-Voulkos Art Center (Opie Gallery) 2012 Baltimore Kansas City, MO 816.474.1919 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Jan. 27 Artist’s site: http://joriandthejbird.blogspot.com Gallery site: http://www.leedy-voulkos.com My two favorite words for today: “Held over.” Jori Cheville Hebert’s first solo show, the knowledge of things, was originally [...]
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