To quote Alan Watts, a much wiser man than I, “A myth is an image in terms of which we try to make sense of the world.” Walking through the hall of the new Canco Gallery space in Northside, I got the feeling I was entering someone’s intrapersonal mindscape, filled with its fair share of ecstasy and horror. That someone is Michael Scheurer. I haven’t met the man, but I can’t say that I didn’t feel his presence still lingering...
George Inness, as currently featured at the Taft Museum of Art through January 8, 2012, was not yet the master of a united nature concept when these early paintings were completed. Often noted as the most influential artist in the development of American Impressionism, that title would have been angrily denied by him, had he known of it.
Though hardly indicative of the full breadth of contemporary craft art, the diversity of work presented in the “The Artist’s Craft” exhibit at The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center is a window into the ability of artists to use traditional materials to create surprising compositions that challenge, and resonate with, the viewers sensibilities.
An increasingly common approach to a contemporary photography show on the part of the viewer is to wonder what flotsam and jetsam in photography’s gristmill will wash up on your mental shore. Surprises yet abound: do not miss the work of Marcella Hackbardt at The Weston Gallery through November 27 th .
Emerging Artists Exposed presents Ken Henson discussing his visionary artistic practice and research into mysticism, perception, and consciousness. In this film interview, Henson explores the intersection of painting, occult and alchemical iconography, and his recreation of Brion Gysin’s stroboscopic “Dreamachine” as a vehicle for sensory exploration and creative insight.
Steven Ramsey’s exhibition of paintings on glass and glass vessels, “Through a Dark Wood,” is enchanting, but not “enchanting” the adjective meaning “charming.” It is “enchanting” as in casting a spell. And Ramsey’s spell is hard to break.
Grand Rapids, MI — Thursday, October 6, Shinji Turner-Yamamoto is tonight, at the ArtPrize Winner’s Announcement Ceremony in DeVos Performance Hall, announced as the winner of the 2011 ARTPRIZE INTERNATIONAL JURIED AWARD. The juror for the 2011 International Award is Nuit Banai, art historian and critic, Tufts University.
The Manifest Prize was launched in 2010 as an annual offering. The cash award will be no less than $300, but will be determined based on the total number of entries to the project. The prize will be a dollar amount equal to the total number of entries received. (i.e. 1000 entries will make the prize amount $1000). The 2010 Manifest Prize totaled $400.
“A Fine Line” at Malton Gallery Richard Allan George might be one of the most remarkable painters that you’ve never heard of. Born in Chicago in 1935, Richard George spent three years at the Art Students League under the tutelage of the legendary Frank Reilly before going on to graduate studies at Miami University.
