Where does a piece of art end, and the rest of the world begin? Such odd, philosophical questions are posed by Dawoud Bey’s Night Coming Tenderly, Black, one of the exhibits comprising the first FRONT International Cleveland Triennial for Contemporary Art. For the artworks in this installation gain meaning not only from what they depict, but from the venue in […]
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“Abstract” is not a genre, nor is it a style. If anything ties together the various modes of painting called “abstract,” it is the fact that they do not aim to depict things as they look to the naked eye. Abstraction thus encompasses diverse, sometimes oppositional tendencies. It can be as strict as geometry, or as intuitive and formless as […]
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It is a rare exhibition that shocks viewers into remembering just what art is capable of. Charles Kanwischer’s Marking Time at Shaheen Gallery is such a show. It absolutely must be seen in person to appreciate. Now in its last week on display, Marking Time features about twenty of Kanwischer’s graphite drawings of construction sites, suburban homes, and woodlands. The […]
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You may have seen Michelle Murphy’s work recently in the NEO Geo exhibition at the Akron Museum of Art, fitting comfortably amongst artists that use geometry and formal elements as a means of expression. Indeed, Murphy does have definite connections to the famed Op Art school of thought espoused by Julian Stanczak and others at the Cleveland Institute of […]
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