by Sara Farizan BROOKLYN-Teachers are often the ones who make a lasting impression on students lives, but when a special student is able to transform a teacher's life, the world becomes a better place for it. New York based artist Erica Harney had the privilege of teaching a promising young art student by the name of Killian Mansfield at the New York State Summer School of the Arts/Visual Arts in 2007. Killian was an optimistic soul, often humming the Beatles "Here Comes the Sun" and gracing listeners with his talents on the ukulele. There was something else that differentiated Killian from his peers, he was battling a five year illness called synovial sarcoma, a rare breed of cancer that occurs in tendons and limb joints. Though Killian died in 2009, his spirit and unfaltering optimism stayed with Erica Harney who is now having a solo exhibition to benefit the Killian Mansfield … [Read more...] about Here Comes the Sun: An Exhibition for a Special Student
Exhibits
Narcissus and technology is focus of Elizabeth Keithline’s work
Elizabeth Keithline In collaboration with Jeff Keithline SMARTER/FASTER/HIGHER Curated by Elizabeth Keithline A TOOL IS A MIRROR Both through June 5, 2011 Danforth Museum of Art 123 Union Avenue Framingham, Massachusetts By Judith Tolnick Champa Framingham - The seated, forward leaning figure of Narcissus, stilled, entranced by its own layered reflection, is the core symbol of Elizabeth Keithline’s insistently graphic installation, Smarter/Faster/Higher, on view in Framingham through June 5. Her Narcissus is a genderless steel wire matrix, like all other figurative elements in the work. But Narcissus is uniquely and closely overlooking and captivated by technology that reads as a watery, glowing, cool blue “pool, ” in fact a grid of video screens. Do these absorbing reflections collectively imply a record? A monitor for behaviour? They do constitute an intriguing, if perplexing, … [Read more...] about Narcissus and technology is focus of Elizabeth Keithline’s work
Angela Cunningham will “Lure” you in
by Sara Farizan BOSTON- Vessels Gallery in Boston’s South end is a unique art gallery dealing exclusively with ceramic art, a medium that does not always receive as much appreciation as oil paintings or photography. So when gallery director Bobbie Tunnard expressed that the Vessels Gallery’s current show is “one of the most beautiful shows the gallery has ever mounted”, artscope magazine had to investigate. “Lure” the new show at Vessels features the smooth and sleek crafting of artist Angela Cunningham, a full time artist in Somerville whose work can be found in collections throughout the United States. Her pieces are hand built in porcelain stoneware and she designs her own glazes, often coating each piece in about ten layers of glaze. When you do see one of her pieces you will know it is not only one of a kind, but by it’s appearance be shocked that it isn’t actually an organic … [Read more...] about Angela Cunningham will “Lure” you in
Roy Perkinson, One-Man Show
by Sara Farizan FRAMINGHAM- A one-man show is never an easy feat but landscape artist Roy Perkinson is ready to meet the challenge by displaying 70 pieces of work at the Fountain Street Fine Art gallery from May 6-29. Perkinson, who in recent years works in oils, pastels and water colors, does most of his painting on location and it comes as no surprise that his work evokes images and memories of places a viewer has once visited or would like to visit. But these landscapes are not merely snapshots, they are picturesque musings on a time gone past, a dreamlike version of everyday locations that the naked eye can take for granted. Colors bleed into one another, creating a moody haze and allowing the viewer total immersion into a location they have not yet visited but will now remember all too clearly. Perkinson is able to harness light and frame his view so effortlessly, it is obvious … [Read more...] about Roy Perkinson, One-Man Show
“Clouds” an Art Installation of Fantastical Proportions
by SARA FARIZAN PROVIDENCE-Something extraordinary is coming from artist Suzanne Volmer and she would like you to go on her journey with her. Volmer is a renowned artist having exhibited her works in art galleries, museums and private collections in the United States and Europe, but her latest art installation “Clouds” is almost too grandiose and fantastical to describe. Volmer has had a diverse career with artistic credentials of great merit including countless awards and having taught at the Rhose Island School of Design. It is Volmer’s passion about her art however that ignites audience participation and her desire to create interactive pieces. Her last outdoor project installation, “Aquatic” was exhibited at the GASP Gallery of Brookline in 2007 which had cymbals that looked like lily pads and lit up ponds of her own making, almost as though one were in a dreamlike zen garden. … [Read more...] about “Clouds” an Art Installation of Fantastical Proportions
Bolt and Trepiccione at the StoveFactory Gallery
by SARA FARIZAN CHARLESTOWN- If you are in the Charlestown area this weekend, treat yourself to the works of photographer Russ Bolt and painter Joe Trepiccione as they exhibit their gorgeous pieces at the StoveFactory Gallery. Both artists are members of the Artist’s Group of Charlestown but their works could not be more different. Bolt’s photographs are natural, observing aspects of Boston and creating a majestic type of reflection within buildings and cityscapes that Boston dwellers may tend to overlook in their day to day commutes and business dealings. With natural lighting and calculated composition, Bolt views Boston as an uncharted territory that the viewer has yet to discover. Bolt’s most recent book Chamber Lights, a look at the inside of Fort Warren on Georges Island in the Boston Harbor, was exhibited in the Mayor’s Gallery at Boston City Hall in 2010. Trepiccione is a … [Read more...] about Bolt and Trepiccione at the StoveFactory Gallery