Back in September of 2018, Markwald legally changed his name to Max, and began painting large self-portraits documenting his gender transition. The tall vertical canvases are identical in size, impressively painted, and are all titled simply for the month they were created. Several of them are currently on view at BAYarts, in a new show titled “Skin” (until March 6), […]
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This holiday season immerse yourself in the art of Cleveland as The heART of Cleveland book comes to life at BAYarts in the form of an exhibition. The vibe will be pure Cleveland, with a hint of what’s on the horizon for this project. “Seeing this exhibit will give the viewer a first-hand experience of what is inside the book,” […]
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Art can’t actually invite people to look at it. It’s up to us to look, and then decide whether we want to spend the time to pay more attention. But it’s the artist whose intention, labor, and technique gives us a reason to do that, and in Christy Gray’s recent Liquid Invitation, which was on view July – August […]
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They are remarkable percentages, the numbers for how much water is both in the human body and covering the earth. (Approximately 60% and 71%, respectively.) It is this psyche-entrenched inspiration that is the theme for the BAYarts October exhibition by Robert Hartshorn and Sharon Pomales Tousey, entitled Just Add Water. These unconventional and award-winning artists will be offering their personalized […]
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Some artists plow the same fields over and over, as it were, working in a given medium for entire careers. That can’t be said of Eric Rippert, whose show The Man Whose Head Expanded was on view June 7 through July 6 at BAYarts. A lot of people know Rippert for his photographic work, specifically for Cleveland landscape photos featuring […]
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To launch yourself into the world of Eric Rippert’s paintings, you might put on The Man Whose Head Expanded by The Fall, an English Post-Punk band. The title of the song has now become the title of Rippert’s BAYarts June exhibition, as well as the title of the first piece of artwork in this series. It is successful at being […]
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Nicole Schneider likes to court chaos. The works in her new exhibition at BAYarts are all titled “Negotiations” – as if in each work she is negotiating the peace between order and complete bedlam. In the end, a balance is reached – with some fairly spectacular results. It’s hard not to think about the scribbles of children when looking at […]
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Nicole Schneider is looking for chaos and order in equal measure. The result of this is her recent series of work, titled “Negotiations”. It is inspired by being an artist, wife, and Mom to two children under 4 years of age. The phrase she references about Motherhood is “ever-evolving” and this sense of adaptability is well represented in her art. […]
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Opening January 11 at BAYarts are two exhibitions influenced by religious and emotional identities that present the viewer with a sense of mystery open to personal interpretation. Justin Brennan’s Ego is a new collection of fragmented, abstract portraits that seek to examine the character and mental dispositions of people. The artist notes that these include self-portraits as well as “people […]
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Martha Cliffel is a thoughtful Cleveland artist who creates pieces sourced from the detritus of others’ lives. Her studio in The Screw Factory is packed with timeworn and discarded objects found at flea markets, thrift shops, and the trash. With round-the-clock impulses and endless inventory, it’s no surprise that her daughter (Cleveland artist Kristen Cliffel) says she makes a masterpiece […]
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