A Win-Win For Artists, Patients and a Health Center by James Dyment ArtUp is not your average exhibition. The viewers are here for a different reason — they are visiting doctors and health professionals. Jurors who sorted through hundreds of submissions after a prospectus was sent out by local arts organizations curated the artwork. Donors have the opportunity to purchase the work to be permanently exhibited within the hallways and common areas of the Lowell Community Health Center. Some are purchased in memory of a loved one; others are donated by community members who want to support the health center that has proudly provided access to high quality, affordable health care to children and adults of all ages since 1970. “It’s a new model of philanthropy, one that I think a younger generation can get behind,” said Caroline Gallagher, ArtUp webmaster. “The health center … [Read more...] about Artup
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Water, Water Everywhere?
Naoe Suzuki's Thirst For Awareness by Taryn Plumb Especially in first-world countries, water is a resource that’s very often taken for granted – it comes out of the tap, streams out of the shower, is poured into plastic bottles and driven in by the pallet-full on the back of diesel- belching trucks. In her latest body of work, Tokyo-born artist Naoe Suzuki strives for viewers to reassess and deeply contemplate their relationship with water – in all its forms. Her works – rendered on equally fragile paper – incorporate tracings of various water bodies alongside symbolic cutouts and whimsical collage. “Most of us never think about it, because water is always here,” said the Waltham-based artist, who came to the states more than 30 years ago as an exchange student. Quoting the Emily Dickinson poem, “Water, is Taught by Thirst,” she stressed that there is no such thing as … [Read more...] about Water, Water Everywhere?
Carol Gove At Regis
A Continued Dialogue with Paint by Taryn Plumb For Carol Gove, it’s all about the dynamism, the fluidity and the lively play between texture, lines and shapes. “It’s the back and forth between collage and paint, of push and pull, as you’re working,” explained the Peterborough, N.H.-based collage artist, originally trained as a graphic designer. “It’s kind of a continued dialogue, a discussion with the painting as you’re creating it.” Her charismatic, thought-provoking work will be on display in “Continuum” from November 9 through January 22 at the Carney Gallery at Regis College in Weston. The one-woman show will highlight close to two dozen pieces of mixed- media collage on panel, as well as traditional paper collage, spanning the last four years. Gove, whose artist’s reception will be held on December 6 from noon to 3 p.m., said she particularly sought to emphasize … [Read more...] about Carol Gove At Regis
Head At Umass Amherst
Portraits Take It From The Top by John Paul Stapleton The Hampden Gallery is almost hidden in the city that is UMass Amherst’s south- west residential area. Its current show, “Head,” fits right in with this setting, as if it were in a metropolitan arts district. Curator D. Dominick Lombardi has brought together contemporary work from all over the United States, Europe and Asia. Every piece shows the breadth of representation that comes with portraiture. Lombardi placed textile pieces by China Marks as the colorful lure to the first room of the gallery. “Drive He Said” centers around a head made up of landscape features against various scenes of cars on the road. Travel is obviously the formative point for the subject, with a head made up of the scenes that can be found on a long road trip. On the opposite wall, Lombardi’s “Sacco and Vanzetti” is another surreal … [Read more...] about Head At Umass Amherst
Lynsey Addario’s Veiled
Every Picture Tells A Story by Brian Goslow It is a stunning collection: a 25-year-old woman giving birth to twins at a Faizabad hospital; veiled women worshiping at a shrine to Shahzada Qasim, a descendent of the prophet Muhammad, in Herat; a health and hygiene class being taught by a traveling midwife in an isolated village in Badakhshan Province. Afghan policewomen firing AMD-65 rifles at a shooting range outside Kabul and a 15-year-old girl from Mazar-e Sharif who responded to having been accused of stealing by dousing herself in petrol and lighting herself on fire, covering 95 percent of her body in burns; she would die three days later. They’re contrasted by portraits of two young girls dressing for a relative’s wedding; women who are studying to become teachers gathering for an Afghan feast in the Women’s Garden outside of Bamian; and female graduates of the Class … [Read more...] about Lynsey Addario’s Veiled
Boston Printmakers 2015 Biennial
A Labor of Love And Imagination by Franklin W. Liu A disciplined process of experiential application pushing an extraordinarily flexible medium, fueled by an unyieldingly inquisitive, artistic mindset forged on discovery, uniquely describes printmaking. For printmakers, beauty is clearly inherent in the process itself, as much as in the finished print. Since 1948, the Boston Print- makers have hosted a juried biennial printmaking awards exhibition to foster traditional as well as cutting- edge printmaking. They recognize that in a digital age, art is infinite in its variety of implementation, and new possibilities of the pedigree of printmaking as graphic art are not only rejuvenated but also vitally enhanced because of their steady, vibrant advocacy. Liz Shepherd, president of Boston Printmakers, said nearly two thousand artworks from 699 artists, hailing from 49 states, … [Read more...] about Boston Printmakers 2015 Biennial