Evolution, Jeremy Johnson and Aaron Kent
Evolution, Jeremy Johnson and Aaron Kent At Prairie Gallery By Matthew Metzger Science is fertile ground for mystery. Neo-Platonic notions of the fertility of the soil; animal magic; the cooperation of the tribe; the numinous atmosphere; the ungraspable vastness of the universe; infinity; the void. Our best scientists are by necessity also poets and […]
Radical without a Cause: “Matisse: A Life in Color”
Radical without a Cause: “Matisse: A Life in Color” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art By Keith Banner A docent was giving a tour of “Matisse: A Life in Color” at the Indianapolis Museum of Art when I was strolling through. I overheard her say, “Matisse didn’t have any social causes in his work. He […]
GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS at the Columbus Museum of Art
GEORGE WESLEY BELLOWS at the Columbus Museum of Art By Kevin Ott Columbus Ohio’s favorite son of the art world, George Wesley Bellows (1881-1925), has returned to his hometown museum, the Columbus Museum of Art, for a compact but enjoyable and educational show. Bellows was, and is, a titan of American early 20th […]
PRESSING MATTERS
PRESSING MATTERS by Fran Watson Tiger Lily Press at Fifth Street Gallery October 11 – November 2 Cincinnati Portfolio IV at Clay Street Press September 27 – November 16 Printmaking is an indoor sport, which may explain the appearance of two (count ‘em 2) fine Cincinnati Print exhibits as the weather cools. […]
Michael Nichols at the Carnegie
Michael Nichols at the Carnegie by Kevin Muente Michael Nichols’s silently disturbing silverpoint drawings are tucked away in the small hallway gallery at the Carnegie. If you aren’t familiar with the medium of silverpoint, the end result resembles graphite drawings to an extent and to an untrained eye could perhaps pass as such. The medium […]
ANGELS at the Carnegie Art Center
ANGELS at the Carnegie Art Center By Marta Hewett I have spoke with the tongues of angels I have held the hand of the devil It was warm in the night I was cold as a stone But I still haven’t found what I’m looking for But I still haven’t found what I’m looking […]
Letter from Bellevue: Red-Line Elegy
Letter from Bellevue: Red-Line Elegy By Robert K. Wallace It was a typical Friday night. Immediately after dinner I was going to drive into Cincinnati over the Big Mac Bridge, check out the show at the Weston Gallery near the Aronoff, drop in at Hewett Gallery near the Pendleton, and then head up to the […]
Ana England and Steven Finke’s Imminence
Ana England and Steven Finke’s Imminence By Kelly Moffett I was able to visit Ana England and Steven Finke’s Imminence with my colleague, Bob Wallace, and I returned a week later with my husband and son. I felt particularly drawn to Steven’s side of the exhibit, since it relates to much of my recent work […]
A Limited Engagement: Works by Tatjana Krizmanic
A Limited Engagement: Works by Tatjana Krizmanic B Deemer Gallery, Louisville, Kentucky By Christine Huskisson What I dream of is an art of balance, or purity and serenity devoid of troubling or depressing subject matter – a soothing, calming influence on the mind, rather like a good armchair which provides relaxation from physical fatigue. – […]
“1963 Revisited”
“1963 Remembered” By Marlene Steele Trotted down to see the YWCA exhibit on the 50th Anniversary of the Civil Rights Movement 1963-2013, downtown CIncinnati. Being a significant subject for a multiple artist extravaganza, one would think that this exhibit would be worth the while. I am selecting some pieces to highlight. Artist insight and issue […]