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WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE
Ceramic artists Calder Kamin and Julie Malen present animals as playthings, companions, spectacle, and metaphor in their collaborative exhibition, “Urban Still Life,” on view at the KCAC’s Underground Gallery through June 10. The centerpiece installation contains 26 sculptures by both artists, and their other individual works are challenging and well-crafted as well. Being born out of a collaborative urge to document their experiences with animals, Kamin and Malen have tugged at a thread of how humans relate to animals.
With and Against the Grain: Shannon White
Shannon White’s work is inspired by graffiti, but not of the confrontational/territorial sort. It’s definitely of the “I can’t help but create, and I hope you’ll stop and look” variety.
The Mystery of Beauty, and Vice Versa: Teresa Magel
Teresa Magel’s work — punctuated with flowers, bees, butterflies and other images of fragile beauty — is a consciously chosen, unironic homage to her view of the feminine ideal, be it in the ballroom or the dance hall.
SUSPENDING THE VIEWER
Tim Forcade strives for a dichotomy in his work between “photographic realism and ambiguous abstraction,” and with a background in painting — abandoned decades ago — he presents contemporary work that shows the culmination of an odyssey through technological processes. His latest exhibition and book, “Spectacular Uncertainties,” captures this vision.
Rising Flat: Luke Firle
Whether in two dimensions or three, Firle’s signature touches come through: intense color, the interplay of hard and soft shapes and a constant juxtaposition of the constructed and the organic.
EPIC SWIRLS, CONTROLLED ENERGY
The energy of Abstract Expressionism meets graphic precision in Clint Metcalf’s “Tensionism” paintings, which at first sight, belie the meticulousness that reveals itself when given longer meditation.
AN EXHIBITION OF VISUAL PUZZLES
Nancy Morrison’s “Reflections” touches upon the artist’s past and current life. The exhibition, on display at the Kansas City Artists Coalition through March 26, sets a fascinating visual tone.
PAINTINGS WITH A VISCERAL PRESENCE
Robert Quackenbush considers structure in the paintings in his exhibition “Load Bearing,” on display at the Kansas City Artists Coalition’s Mallin Gallery through March 26.
Irrefutable Evidence: Marydorsey Wanless at Kansas City Artists Coalition
Marydorsey Wanless Evidence of Ageing 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Kansas City Artists Coalition (Mallin Gallery) 201 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO 816.421.5222 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Dec. 4. Artist’s site: http://www.marydorseywanless.com Gallery site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org Everything old is new again, and the young will someday be old. Those twin truths drive Marydorsey Wanless’ show, Evidence [...]
Creating on the Curve: Luke Firle at Kansas City Artists Coalition
Luke Firle Curves 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Kansas City Artists Coalition (Jacqueline B. Charno Gallery) 201 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO 816.421.5222 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Dec. 4. Artist’s site: http://www.lukefirle.com Gallery site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org This gives a whole new meaning to the phrase “artistic bent”. The six paintings in Luke Firle’s show Curves, which [...]
Fall into Spring: Helen Lea at Helen Lea Studio
Helen Lea Noon-4 p.m. Helen Lea Studio 625 W. Meyer Blvd. Kansas City, MO 816.361.6687 Hours: Noon-4 p.m. Ends today. Artist’s site: http://www.helenleagallery.com Kansas City Artists Coalition site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org Miss the signs of spring? Cracking ice, emerging flowers, that sort of thing? If you’re in the mood for an exchange of seasons, a trip to [...]
Open to Creative Moments: Mary Elmusa Open Studio
Mary Elmusa 11 a.m-4 p.m. Open Studio 5611 Cherokee Circle Fairway, KS 913.722.5345 Hours: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. today and Sunday. This weekend only. Artist’s site: http://www.maryelmusa.com Kansas City Artists Coalition site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org April, according to T.S. Eliot, is the cruelest month. October? Around here, it’s the artiest. Besides all the usual weekly openings (a number [...]
All That Jasmine: Heinrich Toh at Kansas City Artists Coalition
Heinrich Toh Revolving Remembrance 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Kansas City Artists Coalition (Mallin Gallery) 201 Wyandotte Kansas City, MO 816.421.5222 Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday Runs through: Jan. 16. Artist’s site: http://www.heinrichtoh.com Gallery site: http://www.kansascityartistscoalition.org You might have seen Heinrich Toh’s work at the Brookside Art Annual or the Plaza Art Fair (which is where I [...]
PAINTING: BREATHING
An Architect Finds Creative Renewal in Art Line is a key quality in any work of art. Drawn or implied sight directors play off of each other, create space, and define forms to present balance and add movement to a composition. Pure lines, sections of theoretical points aiming infinitely in a single direction, can stand [...]
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