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Chandler Fine Art: Dennis Parlante and Josette Urso - Collage Works.
Comment by AB: Good journeyman collage work by Dennis Parlante and Josette Urso, with Parlante trending abstract, essential elements of his work being snippets and fragments of found ephemera and handwritings. Urso, meanwhile, arranges abundant and colorful representational elements into engaging mandala-esque configurations.
Collage art by Dennis Parlante. Art (Dennis Parlante). Collage art (Josette Urso). Josette Urso collage closer (FYI, my finger span is about 6 1/2 inches). Josette Urso collages.
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Lincart Gallery: Gail Tarantino and Darrel "Pipeman" Mortimer - Precious Cargo.
Comment by AB: Gail Tarantino incorporates her own brand of textual expression, ranging from contemplative to humorous, into paintings and watercolors mainly of shipping containers in various confgurations, sometimes by themselves, other times piled onto cargo ships. She tells me cargo ships and trains are what shes sees and has seen from the windows of her two most recent studios. Tarantino also exhibits a continuous loop video of a train passing directly in front of you, sharing her experience of studio life close to the tracks. In the front gallery, Darrel Mortimer's rigorous repetitive concentric carvings and drawings epitomize his independence not only as an artist, but also as an individual.
What it is (art by Gail Tarantino). Art (Gail Tarantino). Gail Tarantino - art. Art (Gail Tarantino). Tunes + art (Gail Tarantino). Art (Darrel Mortimer). Art (Darrel Mortimer). Art (Darrel Mortimer). Art (Darrel Mortimer).
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a.Muse Gallery: Jennifer Maria Harris & The Fear Not Project - A Thousand Words.
Comment by AB: Jennifer Harris' art is all about two words-- "fear" and "not"-- the object lesson being to fear not, to not be afraid. She effectively communicates this message via a series of books displayed open on library tables, ranging from the Bible to the Koran to pop puff like Jonathan Livingston Seagull, with all words whited out except for two-- "fear" and "not." Plus she runs Fear Not Radio and maintains a toll-free number (1-888-363-2332) where you can join hundreds and hundreds of people and leave your own personal "don't be afraid" message.
"Fear not" literary installation art by Jennifer Maria Harris. "Fear not" literature closer. "Fear not" installation. Jennifer Maria Harris (center). Art. Art. Art.
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White Walls Gallery: Kill Pixie and Cleon Peterson.
Comment by AB: Mark Whalen aka Kill Pixie works in intricate precision detail, conjuring up extravagant fantasies that originate in the mind, but rapidly take root in reality. As for Cleon Peterson, his intense arresting images-- executed entirely in black, white, and red-- represent his assessment of the current societal state of affairs. Check 'em out firsthand-- they'll lay you out. In fact, they've got such impact, I hereby henceforth and heretofore bestow a rare mid-month Pick on 'em. Excellent show on both counts.
Art by Kill Pixie. Art (Kill Pixie). Art (Kill Pixie). Art (Kill Pixie). Art (Kill Pixie). Cleon Peterson - Kill Pixie. Art (Cleon Peterson). Art (Cleon Peterson). Art (Cleon Peterson). Art (Cleon Peterson).
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Addendum:
Marilyn Kuksht + sculpture at Evolving Art Gallery. One more of Marilyn Kuksht sculpture at Evolving Art Gallery.
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