It’s a gloomy Third Friday in early spring, and although crowds of people pass by, only a few have ventured through the door of Brian Asquith’s studio. Inside, a lone couple stands before an image of a giant lobster. Its neon colors seem to glow against the stark white gallery walls. Over three feet tall, the turquoise body is covered […]
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Don Harvey’s latest exhibition at William Busta Projects might not look like what you expect, and that’s what makes it so compelling. Harvey is best known for his subversive paintings of figures and animals emerging from evocative geometric landscapes. His current work, however, eschews public expectations in favor of deep introspection. Shaking off the burden of representation, Harvey’s new paintings […]
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There’s a certain rawness to our region—one forged out of our industrial past and the ensuing decades spent forming and reforming our identity from the rusty pieces left behind. It also fuels our creativity, and perhaps no artistic medium better captures this drive to repurpose and redefine than assemblage. Whether it’s the abundance of source materials or an innate desire […]
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