Abstract art is like a secret language. It is a means to give a visual language to experiences where words fail to articulate what we feel, but cannot see. The expression of the familiar, interpreted through a distorted lens, abstract art moves us in a different way than other forms […]
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Kirk Anderson: Light Discovered by Raine Kidder
Local photographer Kirk Anderson’s instantly recognizable images are an exploration in texture, movement, color, and light. While many of Anderson’s images are beautiful landscapes, his visual lexicon captures a range from the familiar to the abstract. Whether he is focusing his lens on a local landscape, a detail of lost […]
Hunt Slonem & Maria Svarbova at Gilman Contemporary by Raine Kidder
At a time when there are so many opposing forces at play in the world, Gilman Contemporary’s current exhibition features two seemingly disparate artists, connecting them through their similarities. The juxtaposition of photographer Maria Svarbova’s austere minimalist images with Hunt Slonem’s lush, complex paintings is an exploration in traditional and […]