October 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 1 & 2

Art Matters Austin – Art Alliance Austin
Unconventional works from members of Open Doors Collective, traditional painting and photography, then some video and prints. It was a good roundup, but the space is essentially a hallway. Should I really give it the consideration I give galleries? NOT BAD
Patterns of Peru and Texas – [...]

September 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 1 & 2

Lasers In The Jungle – Art Palace
Wrote a capsule for Glasstire. Because of private matters, I was allowed to turn it in late, so it wasn’t up very long. This is what it said:
Somebody made sure Eric Gibbons and Nathan Green were ready for the start of the new school year. Their bundle [...]

July 2007 SeeSawS – Wk 1

Awakening the Soul – La Pena
Paintings were looking interesting. Very dramatic image-making. Would’ve rather seen them in the gallery instead of the restaurant. BAD
Made at Flatbed – Flatbed Press
I don’t think I made this
Marfa/Puerto Viejo – Workspace
This did not put me in the right place. BAD
Taking Life Seriously – Bolm Studios
There [...]

First Deadlines of 2008

I’m going to Houston Wed & Thursday for the day job, so I’ll probably dump my goal of four SeeSawS per week on Sunday night again. Fortunately, I’ll have Thursday afternoon to look around Houston galleries. I know I wanna sees Angela Fraleigh at Inman. I wonder what else is good and [...]

June 2007 SeeSawS – Wk 1

From Revolution to Renaissance – Mexic-Arte Museum
Besides the fact that this show took up three quarters of the year (WTF), it wasn’t terrible. As a survey show it hit on some necessary points and had some pretty images to look at. But I’m still hung up on the fact that this museum is [...]

Apr 2007 SeeSaws – Wks 3 & 4

No Restraint – Bolm Studios
The paintings shared the same general strategies. Cool colors threatened by white paint erasing the image and a tilted composition. For the most part, this composition feels like it was solved by rotating a photograph to the desired dynamic angle. With the human figure in the [...]

Mar 2007 SeeSaws – Wks 3 & 4

Animations – Arthouse
Even though I was in the building every Saturday, I never sat down (or stood up) to watch the videos.
From Marfa To Sudari – Flatbed Press
I didn’t catch the show until after its stated closing. So I’m not sure I have a good opinion ’bout it.
Panopticon – Mass Gallery
Peculiar pairing of artists. [...]

Dec SeeSaws – Wk 1, Wk 2 & Wk 3

DISCLAIMER: My senses are off this time of year. If I had to choose, I’d say I side with the Green Team of Christmas (Grinch, Scrooge, Mouse King) as opposed to the Red Team (Santa, Frosty, Rudolph). Take that as you will.
hush, hush – Arthouse
missed this
Cognition – Shady Tree Studios
missed this
Guera 11 Algo Dorado – [...]

Oct SeeSaws – Weeks 3 & 4

Power To The People – 2040 Gallery
Someone asked me if this show was too punk rock for me. It was. The simplified drawings and colors on cardboard had a unified design. They all looked like professionally composed protest posters. The prints supported that idea. The look and feel of this [...]

Oct SeeSaws – Week 2

Los 4 Amigos – LaPena
I missed it. I went on the last day and the work was already down : (
Dia De Los Muertos – Mexic-Arte
No museum visits for me this month.
Black Sun-Green Flamingo – Blanton
Haven’t made it down. I trust I’ll make before, January?
Queen Takes All: A Song For Paula – [...]