Ted Kinkaid invents unrealities through photograph, and in the process he reinvents the medium. If the photograph has always been about a negotiation between the original and the copy, reality and the ersatz, Kinkaid’s re-embodiment of the photographic image takes heed of only part of the equation.
Graceful, flowing and modern, Wave, the sculpture situated in front of the New Orleans Museum of Art, is a an apt reflection of its maker: Lin Emery.
Steve Rucker’s colorful installations are humorous commentaries on diverse social maladies, reminiscent of works by Claes Oldenburg – an acknowledged model – but informed sensibilities peculiar to the rural South.
Landscape painter Elemore Morgan Jr. says that as he stands at the edge of a rice field in the Louisiana heat and humidity, brushing flurries of fiery color onto oddly shaped Masonic panels, he can sense the curve of the Earth beneath him.
MS: Look at the blessing civilization hath brought us. Speaking of which, let me transition over to another painting from the same year –1993– called The Traveler. Here again we have the tensions between the two value systems.
DB: The same themes more or less, but maybe a little more despairing and maybe a little more allegorical in that she’s obviously a salesman or a business person, because she’s got the briefcase and fast food and her accounting work.
One thing about the Ogden — it’s not like other museums, at least not entirely. Sure, the art world is arranged according to a star system made up of big names and local and regional favorites, and while the Ogden necessarily focuses on some of the most prominent luminaries associated with the South, it also tries to put more emphasis on the context, the connective tissues that tie together the art of this region.
What kind of art turns you on? Do you have a hot-blooded passion for the primitive? An enthusiasm for expressionism in extremes. Do you ardently admire Audubon wildlife prints? Well here’s the thing. If you’re into any or all of the above, then David Bates, whose paintings are on display at Arthur Roger Gallery, is sure to satisfy.
Dale Chihuly is unquestionably the most famous living visual artist in the Northwest. His influence is international in scope and his reputation extends into several important areas, those of artist, teacher, designer, and co-founder of one of the world’s most eminent glass schools, Pilchuck, located 50 miles north of Seattle in Stanwood (Snohomish County).
