By Puloma Ghosh Boston, MA – In the neat and elegant Robert Klein Photography Gallery on Newbury Street, Karen Halverson’s “Survey” exhibit opens windows into the wide landscapes of the American West, with a smattering of Icelandic countryside. Each image depicts a vibrant natural vista with at times subtle, and at times very clear, indications of human influence interrupting the scene. Halverson’s exploration of the West dates back several decades, to 1983. Although her origins are eastern, she traces her fascination for the hot and often desolate scenery to a trip she took as a child. “When I was five years old, my mother was a widow, and she took her three children on a three month trip around the American West,” she recalled. “It was a unusual thing to do around that time. I saw a woman comfortable being almost alone in the landscape and it exposed me to another part of the … [Read more...] about Karen Halverson: Survey at Robert Klein Gallery
Exhibit Openings
CRLS Alumni Photo Show at the 344 Gallery
By Puloma Ghosh Cambridge, MA – At the Cambridge Arts Council’s 344 Gallery through July 29, the “CRLS Alumni Photo Show” showcases the achievements of former Cambridge Rindge and Latin School photography students. A part of Cambridge’s Art City program, the exhibit is not only about how far these artists have come individually, but a community experience that brings together art lovers in the Cambridge. The Art City program is a developing initiative committed to uniting the Cambridge arts community. What began as a one-month event series called “Art City August” soon grew into a full-time organization. “We created Art City to put on that event and to put on future events and become our own non-profit eventually that would elevate the art of emerging artists in Cambridge and Greater Boston,” co-founder Amyko Ishizaki revealed. “Our long term goal is to be a conduit for artists … [Read more...] about CRLS Alumni Photo Show at the 344 Gallery
Pippip Ferner: Sjø at Copley Society of Art
By Puloma Ghosh Boston, MA. – “Sjø,” sea in Norwegian, is Pippip Ferner’s exploration of the flora and fauna of the deep in detailed linear illustrations. The highlight of this exhibition in Copley Society of Art’s small back room Red Room Gallery is a sprawling, imaginative mural that, having been drawn directly onto the wall by Ferner in the days leading up to the exhibit, will disappear forever after its closure. Ferner’s love for marine animals can be traced back to her interest in insects. At one point, she realized that many of the ones she was most interested in came from the sea, and followed them down there to discover an entire world. Several years ago she spent time on a marine biology research vessel and found inspiration for a whole body of work. “All these creatures fascinate me. They are all important and they all have these shapes and colors,” Ferner explained. … [Read more...] about Pippip Ferner: Sjø at Copley Society of Art
Lynda Schlosberg: Zero Point Field at Kingston Gallery
By Puloma Ghosh Boston, MA – Walking into the Kingston Gallery on a hot day, Lynda Schlosberg’s “Zero Point Field” exhibit is like looking out at the surface of a lake teeming with activity. The front room of the gallery is full of her colorful abstractions that invoke the reflections of water, while playing with depth and space that establishes within each painting a contained world of its own. In quantum physics, “zero point field” refers to the lowest possible energy state — a vacuum. However, in contrast, Schlosberg’s paintings are alive and bursting with energy. Schlosberg’s exhibit explores the fact that no particle can exist in “zero point field,” because matter can never come completely to rest. Even the stillest of particles are still humming with energy in Schlosberg’s paintings. Each work is not intended to represent any particular shape or concrete object. Schlosberg … [Read more...] about Lynda Schlosberg: Zero Point Field at Kingston Gallery
Ovid’s Girls: Boston/Berlin at Boston Sculptors Gallery
By Puloma Ghosh Boston, MA -- The Boston Sculptors Gallery’s current exhibit, “Ovid’s Girls: Boston/Berlin,” is striking at first glance in the variety of technique and form displayed by its artists. Each piece invokes Ovid’s “Metamorphoses” in its ability to take any material and transform it into a unique form that makes you almost forget its original structure. It also represents the journey of the artist’s soul and how it is transformed by every piece, and how every artist takes that same journey, whether in Berlin or Boston. The exhibit is a collection of work by 12 women, half from Boston and half from Berlin. Several years ago, curator Anette Schwarz, who has spent many years traveling between Germany and the United States, stumbled upon the Boston Sculptors Gallery. “I was struck by the similarities between the sculpture I saw here and the sculpture I had seen in my time in … [Read more...] about Ovid’s Girls: Boston/Berlin at Boston Sculptors Gallery
Sight Specific: A Selection of American Perceptual Paintings at Concord Art Association
By An Uong Concord, MA — In the town of Concord, Mass., which feels a long ways away from the hurried noise of nearby Boston, the Concord Arts Association rests under overarching green canopies, bustling in its own way. Its outer facade is that of a classic colonial home, but the entrance gives way to humble rooms. The art that currently hangs on the walls has been chosen and curated by mentor, painter and long-time local resident George Nick. Attending the opening night of “Sight Specific: A Selection of American Perceptual Paintings,” it proved difficult to walk in any one direction without almost having a dangerous collision with another attendee, or pausing to wait for a crowd to meander onward. The second floor, though more spacious, had a similar hectic sensation. Men and women, both young and old, nonchalantly carry their drinks around, wrists angled toward the art, pausing … [Read more...] about Sight Specific: A Selection of American Perceptual Paintings at Concord Art Association