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May 8, 2006
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by gl. at 11:07 pm
last week was an eventful art week:
grace weston's show at city hall opened thursday. having seen some of her amazing work as promotional pieces at the job club for creatives, seeing them large & glossy was a treat: the pix shone with color, depth & clarity. very impressive.
ceramics showcase: one of my artist's way independent study students was at the oregon potters association show, and though i didn't find her until the very end, it was still an amazing thing to wander through. a piece i found especially fascinating was a set of cups with poetry set in raised braille. sven's eyes were wide the whole time and he was almost scampering in delight. we capped the evening by racing to the hawthorne bridge to watch the cinco de mayo fireworks above the river, reflecting in the skyscraper windows like digital confetti.
stonehenge & the maryhill art museum: a hidden gem about an hour and a half from here in the wild windy moors of eastern washington lies an unexpected stonehenge imitation, perfect for picnics and tremendous views. nearby is the maryhill art museum, which is actually quite charming on a quiet sunday afternoon, with historical artifacts from the queen of roumania, a native american raincoat made from seal intestines, lord leighton's lush raphaelite "solitude," rodin sketches & casts, and "visible storage" on each floor. they even had a contemporary art/farm synthesis exhibit, including an intriguing series of cryptic panels from megan murphy and work from bonnie meltzer! another visitor who was "pushing 80" was impressed by the exhibit and wanted to tell me about her life on a local dairy farm. add an outdoor sculpture garden and at least 20 peacocks roaming around, and the maryhill art museum is a very memorable place. plus there was a neat set of roads only accessible to pedestrians & bikes; after a tiny meandering cow creek you are treated to a tunnel of silver-barked trees that leads to a large deserted cow pen to explore and a meadow that may be a good place to watch for meteor showers. but oh, it's so windy! and there just aren't any good restaurants nearby. sven was also sad to discover the maryhill's "theatre de la mode" mannequins were on tour in seattle, but still, a good time was had by all.
pcc artbeat: another opportunity to see grace weston, who presented a lecture entitled "the lie that tells the truth" all about staged photography. grace creates staged vignettes that combine humour & wit w/ psychological tension. pcc bought 5 of her works earlier this year and so she talked about other photographers who use similar techniques and then talked about her own evolution from b&w 35mm film to controlled environments saturated with color. she even brought some of her props!
and last but not least, i leave you with an interesting article about different ways to title art.
posted by gl. | May 8, 2006 11:07 PM | comments (2) | categories: exhibits & events, links
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i love that stonehenge imitation! great drive out there, too.
Posted by: kyrie at May 9, 2006 11:16 AM
yeah! it rained the whole way there & back but cleared long enough for us to explore. it's very reminiscent of the english moors; if the drive were just 30-45 minutes, i could see it becoming my default "get out of town" spot.
Posted by: gl. at May 9, 2006 11:47 PM