Saturday, August 7, 2021

Julia McLaurin: Hail to the Chief!

 Julia McLaurin: "Hail to the Chief, A 2021 Presidential Remix"

Photographic collages at Sawyer Yards Art Gallery

Abraham Lincoln

Barack Obama

Bill Clinton

Dwight Eisenhower

George W. Bush

James Monroe

Joe Biden

Richard Nixon

Ronald Reagan

Thomas Jefferson

William Taft

Sohei Nishino: Experiential Photography

 Sohei Nishino: From the MFA-Houston

"Harking back to a 'bird's eye view' maps of the past, Sohei Nishino's Diorama Map, Tokyo Assembles more than 5000 photographs taken by the artist during countless walks criss-crossing the city... His process is experiential rather than geographically accurate.

"Diorama Map, Tokyo"

Details below, getting closer and closer to the above work




J Todd Allison: Inspired Memories

 J. Todd Allison: "Differentiating Recollections", the title of his series at G-Spot Contemporary Art Gallery

From the artist: "The birds serve the relationship metaphor, whether building, destroying, or just providing a path outside the compositions." 

"Lost and Occasionally Found"

"Always the Others"

"Offering Hygieia"

"Warble"

"Deliberations"

"Id's Treasure"

Latoya Hobbs: Pattern, Rhythm, Contrast and an exploration of identity

 Latoya Hobbs: Utilizing stark contrast, pattern, rhythm to explore visions of Identity

"How Johnetta Taught Us to Pray"
2020, Acrylic, collage, and relief carving on wood

"Lunar Blessing" 2017, woodcut

"Self-Portrait" woodcut on canvas
(above 3 works viewed at Blue Star Contemporary Art Gallery)

"Kafinwe"

"Portrait of a Mother"

Carlos Garaicoa: 2D to 3D Planar Sculptures

 Carlos Garaicoa: "Ciudad Doblada (Roja)" a series of 102 hand-cut pieces inspired by the 'pop-up'. A variety of architectural images are suggested by the balance of positive and negative spaces as well as the transition from 2D to 3D





On view at the MFA-Houston


Lygia Clark: "Bichos" interactive sculptures

 Lygia Clark's "Bichos" are interactive planar sculptures






The above images from the MFA-Houston





Jean Tinguely: Fascination with speed and motion

 Jean Tinguely has a fascination with speed and motion in his mixed media 'meta-mechanical' sculptural constructions.

"Relief méta-mécanique" at the MFA-Houston




Note his design process