While the role of art and the visual artist in society have undergone dramatic shifts since the Quattrocento, the practice of drawing, and the special significance it holds as the exploratory medium for the development of thought and form is, for many contemporary artists, still as de rigueur as it was in Cennino’s time. This vision of drawing as daily affirmation is currently and elegantly stated by the work of two sculptors whose drawings are now on view as Nature’s Stain at Aisle.

Paul Coors’ new solo exhibition at Clay Street Press is something of two different worlds. Beneath the surface of a quintessential contemporary exhibition, Tell Me What Else You Need From Me reveals a multiplicity of approaches to conceiving of and executing visual art. Coors, a 2004 graduate of The Art Academy of Cincinnati and formerly of the now defunct and highly respected Publico, is one of Cincinnati’s most gifted designer/printmakers...