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March/April 2018

SAMANTHA FIELDS: KEEPING US IN STITCHES

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, March/April 2018

12 FOR OUR 12TH SAMANTHA FIELDS, WORK ON VIEW IN: STITCH: SYNTAX/ ACTION/REACTION NEW ART CENTER, 61 WASHINGTON PARK, NEWTON,MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MARCH 24 HARD: SUBVERSIVE REPRESENTATION UNIVERSITY HALLGALLERY UNIVERSITY HALL, UMASS BOSTON, UNIVERSITY DRIVE NORTH, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MARCH 9 LINEPLAY: TAUT/SLACK CHILDREN’S MUSEUM BOSTON, 308 CONGRESS STREET, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MARCH 31 by Elizabeth Michelman In her quest to understand the politics of fabric and fiber in the lives of women, sculptor Samantha Fields has already mastered (and teaches, along with color theory) traditions of weaving, stitchery, knitting, crocheting, beading and embroidery. Last summer, supported in industrial glazing and ceramic technique at the Kohler Art Center residency, she reproduced scores of table legs, chair backs, and oddly shaped finials in glossy bathroom … [Read more...] about SAMANTHA FIELDS: KEEPING US IN STITCHES

DESTINY PALMER: ARTIST, EDUCATOR, RISING STAR

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, March/April 2018

12 FOR OUR 12TH DESTINY PALMER WORK ON VIEW IN: STITCH: SYNTAX / ACTION / REACTION NEW ART CENTER 61 WASHINGTON PARK NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MARCH 24 #SAYHERNAME: WATCH US WERK VANDERMOOT GALLERY UNIVERSITY HALL 1815 MASSACHUSETTS AVENUE CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS MARCH 20 THROUGH APRIL 21 FOR MORE INFORMATION: DESTINYPALMER.COM by Donna Dodson Destiny Palmer is a rare artist-teacher. She is someone who loves working with young artists on the cusp of discovering their identities. Boston is lucky to have seen so much of her. Palmer graduated from the Massachusetts College of Art and Design in 2010. After graduation, she taught at Boston Arts Academy for several years while developing her studio practice. In 2015, unhappy with her artwork, Palmer decided to enroll in graduate school at Tyler School of Art at Temple University in Philadelphia to gain a deeper … [Read more...] about DESTINY PALMER: ARTIST, EDUCATOR, RISING STAR

STITCH AT NEW ART: CREATING CONVERSATION

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, March/April 2018

FEATURED EXHIBITION STITCH: SYNTAX/ACTION/REACTION NEW ART CENTER 61 WASHINGTON PARK NEWTON, MASSACHUSETTS THROUGH MARCH 24 by Brian Goslow It’s only appropriate that the New Art Center — an institution that matches exhibitions with classroom instruction — is hosting “STITCH: Syntax/Action/Reaction,” an exhibition that will be a work-in-progress and offer a series of related public programs and events during its five-week run. The show, co-curated by Jessica Burko and Samantha Fields as part of New Art Center’s (NAC) ongoing Curatorial Opportunity Program, features artists that “create work that exemplifies the powerful language of technique and materials used to convey emotion, story, memory and meaning to guide our imaginations in new directions.” And yes, to borrow from Dr. Seuss, “Oh the places you’ll go …” with each of the works featured in “STITCH.” The … [Read more...] about STITCH AT NEW ART: CREATING CONVERSATION

CORNERED: ROSEMARY LEBEAU

// Cornered, Current Issue, Issue Articles, March/April 2018

CORNERED: ROSEMARY LEBEAU by Brian Goslow Central Massachusetts-based Rosemary LeBeau works in several magical mediums — wall assemblages, objets d’art, vue d’optique, hand-made books, rust works — each of which brings her viewers to several sensory states, including the reawakening of memories and senses of favorite objects from years ago (for instance, the animals in her composition that hark back to Christmas displays of our youth) and pieced together objects to which she gives recognizable features that cause our natural imagination to attribute them human-like characteristics that would look great in a front yard or home den. Then there are her larger pieces — reminiscent of 19th century offices and grocery stores, normally seen recreated as part of a museum’s depiction of life in centuries past — which leave viewers in awe. Artscope managing editor Brian Goslow … [Read more...] about CORNERED: ROSEMARY LEBEAU

WELCOME: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

// March/April 2018, Welcome

Brian Goslow, Managing Editor bgoslow@artscopemagazine.com Welcome to our 12th Anniversary Issue. When our first March/April issue arrived in 2006, it did so with the mission of striving to fill a void in the general arts community. “We have set the bar high for Artscope and we promise to do our best with determination, hard work and integrity to gain your trust and to exceed the expectations of our readers, advertisers and the arts community,” wrote publisher Kaveh Mojtabai in our first Welcome Statement. This has remained our goal over the past dozen years, and I strongly feel that the issue in your hands will confirm our continuing dedication to promoting the visual arts and artists of the New England region. Longtime contributors Greg Morell (the 2018 Portland Museum of Art Biennial), Franklin W. Liu (2018 Cambridge Art Association Members Prize Show), Suzanne … [Read more...] about WELCOME: FROM BRIAN GOSLOW

HOWARD BARNES: LIVIN’ THE DREAM

// Current Issue, Issue Articles, March/April 2018

12 FOR OUR 12TH HOWARD BARNES MILLER WHITE FINE ARTS 708 ROUTE 134 SOUTH DENNIS, MA FOR MORE INFORMATION: ARTBYBARNES.COM by Anne Daley In a small Kansas town in 1950, a seven-year-old boy hides behind the family garage, playing in the dirt. But he’s not creating fortresses for imaginary armies, nor sculpting imagined terrain on a distant planet; he’s learning to paint. With dust and soil as his medium, twigs and leaves as his tools and his own skin as his canvas, he inhabits his own atelier. Howard Barnes is not in Kansas anymore, but through his paintings he has created his own Land of Oz, replete with Yellow Brick Roads and Emerald Cities. At the age of 74, Barnes is savoring the fruits of his labors, having continued to paint during his years spent art directing at major high-tech corporations and providing medical illustrations for education and courtroom … [Read more...] about HOWARD BARNES: LIVIN’ THE DREAM