Artists are most celebrated for their big shows at major institutions. Nonetheless, measured in terms of impact on the world, commercial artists and teachers give big names a run for the money. Commercial artists are the image makers who define the look of the world—from the way people are remembered in portraits to the way landscapes are perceived, to how […]
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Imagine a turbine always in motion; it spins quietly and eternally in the background, barely humming, gathering energy and transforming it into something else. It’s a sort of mechanical alchemy: a cool, perpetual transmogrifier that harnesses power from one source and outputs something completely different. Welcome to Allison Bogard Hall’s creative process. For the past eighteen months, Hall has immersed […]
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According to Christopher Kaspar, the start of Shifts can be traced back to his and Greg Martin’s participation in group shows at Photocentric, curated by Michael Loderstedt. It was amidst these exhibitions that they found themselves drawn to each other’s creative processes, recognizing the subtle nuances that distinguished their respective styles. They are exhibiting together this summer at BAYarts. The […]
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And now for something completely different. Edward A. Raffel creates modern art—i.e. physical items that haven’t existed before in a style that is new—using combinations of materials and techniques chiefly unexplored. He does not, however, currently use a computer as part of his process. This exhibition at BAYarts contains a condensate of roughly four years of life/work product, with a […]
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Artist Christopher Pelrine thinks his art may not be for you—a feeling he openly points out with the title of his solo show at the BAYarts Sullivan Family Gallery in January. His large abstract pieces are active and in your face. They approach subjects that not everyone wants to think about: visual ruminations on darker subject matter, such as isolation, […]
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It’s an extremely varied collection of media and message in Barbara Martin’s exhibit, Now and Then, on view August 11 through October 7 at BAYarts. The artist’s highly skilled scratchboard portraits of birds mingle with found object assemblage and 2D collage in a couple of different veins, and one larger installation that makes a category of its own. Taken altogether, […]
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I received a BFA from Washington University School of Fine Arts in 1984 with a major in illustration and minors in painting and printmaking. I currently teach adult watercolor and middle school graphic design at BAYarts. I have spent the last 39 years working in commercial design while continuing my own creative explorations. The one constant in my work was […]
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Outwardly, there may seem to be few clear connecting points between David Kuntzman’s linear, conceptual abstractions and Priscilla Roggenkamp’s figural, textile sculptures. The artists feel this is part of the fun of working together. In describing Simultaneous Contrasts, opening at BAYarts on July 14, Roggenkamp advises the connection may not be obvious between the saturated colors of Kuntzman’s paintings and […]
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Time flies when you’re having fun! It’s hard to believe BAYarts (formerly Baycrafters) was founded in 1948, and at least two of the campus buildings are over 130 years old. The BAYarts of today is the result of a renaissance in 2005 that saved an organization mired in debt and disrepair. Since then, guided by an unwavering mission to provide […]
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As an object, a raft is simple: a flat object that floats on water. To some, it is a platform for recreation. You lie on it in a pool or lake to relax and get some sun or you do cannonballs off of it. To others, a raft is a vehicle of necessity built out of desperation in order to […]
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