By Taryn Plumb Harvard, MA - “Moby Dick”: Herman Melville’s classic tale of obsession. Adored by academics and mere lovers of the English word; abhorred by others forced to dissect and regurgitate it in high school and college. But for Greg Lookerse? It’s not only an inspiration for art — it is art. For his solo exhibition, “Literary Soil,” the California-born artist tore pages from his copy of the 1851 classic, then smeared them with pigments to simulate roiling waves or thick oil slicks, and grew salt crystals atop them to create a briny, crusty sensation. The end result is a tactile representation of the written word. “Overall the show for me is about the roots and ideas that come from reading,” said Lookerse, “and so each piece is somehow tied to a specific book or story or legend or myth.” The exhibit will be on display at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, Mass., … [Read more...] about Greg Lookerse: Literary Soil at Fruitlands Museum