October 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 3 & 4

Sarah Greene Reed & Shawn Smith – dBerman
What a throw-back to the mid90s! The digital collages were like scans I made to play around with using Photoshop 3.0 back in high school. The sculptures weren’t as mind-blowing as the hype would have me believe. They were competent, but its understanding of pixelation, [...]

September 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 3 & 4

Surprise Me – Gallery Lombardi
Not the usual fair for the gallery. Half of the work was very colorful. I looked at those longer. NOT BAD
Embracing Chaos: YLA12 – MACC/ Mexic-Arte
I was disappointed. Not by the art. I mean, look at where the artists’ banners where placed at Mexic-Arte. Surely I’m [...]

August 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 3 & 4

Women Printmakers of Austin – University of Phoenix at Austin
Got out of work very late for the opening. Never made it out.
Road Trip – Gallery Shoal Creek
Never saw it.
Shannon Soule Photographs – Austin Figurative Gallery
Didn’t see.
Facing East: 48 Hours In The Life Of East Austin – New East Arts Gallery
Wow. Where was I. Slackin’ [...]

July 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 2 & 3

“Untitled” Group Drawing Show – Else Madsen
I remember sneaking in before the opening. I do remember leaving apathetic. I don’t remember the works, though.
Re-Imagining the Nude – New East Gallery
There was nudity. Mostly nipples in the usual designy photography. BAD
Aldo Valdes Bohm: New Works – Art Palace
Very fine woodworking. Artisanal. [...]

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 [...]

June 2007 SeeSawS – Wks 4 & 5

Perspectivas – Volitant
The show was disappointingly thin. It was very outstretched and thus incomprehensible. BAD
6.07 Works – SVT Gallery
Very dreamy work. The paper work was quiet and the paintings immediately loud. Both were cryptic and I wish I could break into them more. They were just missing that element [...]

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 [...]

Mar 2007 SeeSaws – Wk 1

Take Two – Gallery 3 at the CO-OP
At first glance Christa Mares and Matt Rebholz are an odd pairing. But, both artists have a strong physicality in each of their mediums. The playfulness of material and subtle narratives give the work an almost fairytale/ fable perspective. GOOD maybe even GREAT
TEXAS BIENNIAL [...]

Sep SeeSaws – Week 1 pt2

What If – Pump Project
I snuck in during Thursday afternoon gallery hours and had the whole space to myself. The works were either muddy watercolors or (what looked like ballpoint) pen drawings. Everything looked like the first step of a project. The watercolors looked like underpaintings and the wall drawings had no variation [...]

July SeeSaws – Wks 3 & 4

“setting” for A. Pomodoro – Blanton
There’s concrete slabs, big pieces of driftwood and golden paperweights. Makes me think of a jumbled pile of deconstructed office desk and park bench. Call me stupid, but I wasn’t feeling it. The disconnect was too far for me to enjoy. BAD
Date Night – Gallery Lombardi
The photos looked lame on [...]