The Monotype Guild of New England’s “Third National Exhibition of Monotypes and Monoprints” featuring 94 unique prints selected by Mark Pascale, Curator of Prints and Drawings at the Art Institute of Chicago, is now on view at Gordon College’s Barrington Center for the Arts. The works reflect the range of techniques employed by artists from across the country to create contemporary one-of-a-kind prints. The show’s opening reception is this Saturday, March 2 from 3:30-5:30 p.m. Pascale will be on-hand to discuss his selection of award-winning prints For a complete list of participating artists, visit http://www.mgne.org/2013NationalShowCFE.html#artists. The Monotype Guild of New England is a non-profit organization founded in 1985 by Beverly Edwards and a group of artists working with her in monotype workshops at the Fuller Museum in Brockton and at the Cope Cod Conservatory in … [Read more...] about Third National Exhibition of Monotypes and Monoprints at Gordon College
Exhibit Openings
Richard Kattman: Painted Abstractions at Fountain Street Fine Art
By Brian Goslow In advance of Richard Kattman’s month-long “Painted Abstractions” show at Fountain Street Fine Art, artscope magazine’s managing editor, Brian Goslow, exchanged questions with Richard about the show, his current projects and whether or not the world would get to see an exhibition of his fascinating photos, many which capture the same abstract elements of his paintings. BG: Tell us about the work included in “Painted Abstracts …” RK: “Painted Abstracts” is a compilation of recently completed large paintings delving into ideas and concepts of “What is Abstract?” experienced in the concrete reality of placing paint on canvas. These works are in series, as they relate through mark making, the use of color, considerations of nature and the landscape, and through the searching for a higher plane of thought and/or experience. Meditations and reflections on life are essential … [Read more...] about Richard Kattman: Painted Abstractions at Fountain Street Fine Art
Sophia Ainslie: “in person” at Kingston Gallery
By Lindsey Davis Boston, MA – Two girls stretch atop ladders with bright colors on the ends of their brushes, carefully filling in morphing feathered sections of wall at the Kingston Gallery. Another girl stands to the left painting thick black lines that trace a projected outline, a slide created by Sophia Ainslie that combines her drawings into one mural design for this entire wall. Ainslie has been working on this drawing series for the past four years, combining two sources of inspiration to represent the color and lined counterparts that dance and combine on an otherwise blank background. The dark lined spaces contrast with the color and emptiness that surrounds them. The left side of the mural is left empty compared to the colorful busy right side that greets you as you enter the gallery. Ainslie explained that this kind of balance was important, a kind of fading that … [Read more...] about Sophia Ainslie: “in person” at Kingston Gallery
David Thomas: Canyon Passages at UForge Gallery
By Lindsey Davis Jamaica Plain, MA - “Canyon Passages” sits along the back wall of the UForge Gallery, inviting you in from the sidewalk through the clear glass. There are eight paintings in all, completed with deep dripping reds and oranges that expose passages of canyon wall without ever revealing the canyon itself. It’s both a study and a celebration of nature, each identically shaped canvas showing a completely different formation of fault lines and indentations, shadows and weather marks. By zooming in and placing the rock out of context, you find yourself looking for shapes in the lines. Some find organic abstract compositions and others have more purposeful outlines that resemble figures or faces often hinted at in the title. “Horse Canyon #2” shows a passage of sharp jagged rock with dark deep-cut crevices that run horizontally across, resembling the surreal skeleton of a … [Read more...] about David Thomas: Canyon Passages at UForge Gallery
Upsodown at the New Art Center
By Lindsey Davis Newton, MA - It’s like walking into the mind of an eccentric New Orleans witchdoctor. Thick paint is coarsely hurled onto canvases in rough outlines of people, and cow skull and plaster form ritualistic-looking tikis that resemble overdone voodoo dolls. The New Art Center in Newton’s new exhibition, “Upsodown,” features work by 10 different artists, all created with a kind of raw, free expression — a boldness that reflects a reinvention, the kind of freeing liberty that accompanies the spirit of Carnival. The gallery is intended as a reflection of all the different forms this holiday takes in each culture, and the carnality that comes with absolute freedom manifests as a powerful barbarism in these artworks. Tara Sellios’ dual photographs “Lessons of Impermanence” feature the arranged remains of a seafood meal — an image of orange lobster shells strewn beside empty … [Read more...] about Upsodown at the New Art Center
Capsule Preview: Body Coverings at Simmons College’s Trustman Art Gallery
By Brian Goslow BOSTON, MA - Clothing-themed creations by Ruby Chishti, Sally Eyring and Mariann S. Verheyen make up the “Body Coverings” exhibition that opens on February 4 at Simmons College’s Trustman Art Gallery. A combination of “social commentary, sculptural invention and theatrical fantasy,” the show explores “the human desire to adorn, escape ourselves or intimidate others” through objects and designs not meant for wearing. Eyring utilizes copper wire, paper and computer memory chips in making head coverings and garments; theatrical costume designer Verheyen is represented through 2D designs made for the Boston University Theatre Costume Department; and Pakistani-born Chishti makes surrealistic “wearables” that address cultural expectations, gender and memory. The show continues through March 7 at 300 the Fenway in Boston. … [Read more...] about Capsule Preview: Body Coverings at Simmons College’s Trustman Art Gallery