Pete Sparber talks with Elizabeth Johnson about her solo exhibit at Gross McCleaf Gallery. Titled ‘The Cost of Sleep,’ the show presents large and small oil paintings that are dreamscapes of tornado-like swirlings, very beautiful, energetic, and a little terrifying.
Read MoreIn this sprawling and wonderful interview, Susan Isaacs talks with Michael C. Thorpe about his varied art practice that includes quilting that uses fabrics as a palette of choices like a painter uses paints.
Read MoreKate Brock interviews artist Jane Irish days before new exhibition Eureka: New Works by Jane Irish opening at Locks Gallery. They speak about Vietnam War Veterans Against War, Edgar Allen Poe, and Artist’s roles for the future. Read the interview then see the exhibition and share what you think with us!
Read MoreSharon Garbe visits the Woodmere 81st Annual Juried Show and finds many connections between artists and a wealth of materials and methods used to produce works, from painted canvases to upcycled material constructions to 3D printed sculptural objects and hand made ceramics.
Read MoreSee Libby Rosa’s solo-exhibition at Blah Blah before it closes June 30th! Corey explores the strange mythology that Rosa creates in Vox Populi’s newest exhibition space focused on uplifting non-binary and female artists. See how Rosa sees red through a fresh and softened approach to the inherently violent term.
Read MoreKate Brock reviews the exhibition “The Highwaymen: Fast Painting the American Dream.” The exhibition includes works made by a group of 26 Black painters who came together to form the collective called The Highwaymen in the Jim Crow Florida.
Read MoreLauren Whearty interviews Temple University graduate student Teaching Assistant Molly Burt-Westvig to discuss her abstract paintings and works on paper, which merge digital and real materials and are enhanced with surprising additions like chalk, steel, ground glass and LED’s.
Read MoreAlex Smith reviews the sculptural installations of “Henry Taylor: Nothing Change, Nothing Strange.” The 3-D work is a departure from the artist’s more well-known, humanist portrait paintings, and he scavenged materials for the installation with the help of Philadelphia’s RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency) program.
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