Tag Archive for ‘Wood’
Please Touch: J. Karl Lipscomb
J. Karl Lipscomb’s wooden work is made not merely to withstand contact, but to welcome and reward it.
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.
A Bountiful Harvest of Grain: Evan Ashby
Evan Ashby’s inkjet-transfer-on-wood photography exudes a homespun, nostalgic charm (enhanced by the faded appearance of the images themselves). The houses could be anyone’s …. and yet, there’s a sense of, “I know this place.”
Wood Works: Helen Benson
Benson, who also does interior work in wood and other materials, has a designer’s eye for composition, flow and balance. When combined with her skill in creating fine details (which manage never to clash with each other), the result is art that has a lot going on — and presents plenty of interesting detours and alternate routes for the eye to take — but never veers into fussiness.
(ARTKC365) Wood, Working: Wayne Terhune
It’s a core tenet of this column that “functional art” is not a contradiction in terms. It’s a core tenet of life (or it should be) that things regarded as flawed and worthless can be turned into something both useful and attractive. Wayne Terhune proves both points — and underscores them — with simple, silent elegance.
(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.
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