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Stanley Friedman, Layers |
I'm back from my work trip to DC and in between the mayhem of schools visits, portfolio days and gps detours I was able to sneak in some fabulous exhibition time. My first stop was to MICA to see The Common Object show featuring work by the still life association Zeuxis.
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John Goodrich Ceramic Basket and Fruit |
There was a lot of work in the show, with the premise being to use an ordinary dish towel to create a work which exceeds its subject matter and is interesting to the viewer mainly for its painted life. I would say this was true for about half of the works for me -- and those are the pieces and painters I'll show here. I was particularly drawn to the painters who used this white towel but painted it with rich darks and luminous blues, bright oranges -- pushing color and depth in white has been preoccupying me recently.
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Sydney Licht, Still Life with Common Objects |
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Janice Nowinski, Still life with Cloth
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