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When I was in high school, people cruised Van Nuys Boulevard for fun. I would now consider driving in bumper-to-bumper traffic — going nowhere — … Continue reading
Just before I went to Lane Community College’s Roger Hall Gallery to see Pete Goldlust’s exhibit Crowd Scenes and Questionable Hybrids, I was at the … Continue reading
White Lotus Gallery titled its current exhibit “Crossing Cultures” to mediate expectations about subject matter. Li Tie may be Chinese-American, but his art falls heavily … Continue reading
It was a rainy night in Springfield so not a lot of people walked outside during the Second Friday Art Walk. Down the street on … Continue reading
The first thing I noticed about 510 Oak is how clean it was. Art buildings are usually splattered with paint and clay, marked with charcoal … Continue reading
Matt Dye, aka Blunt Graffix, is showing his art in three different places in Eugene. None is an art gallery. His work is on view … Continue reading
I’m guessing Margaret Coe has been asked before why she goes to Venice to paint. She began her talk at the opening of her show … Continue reading
Art displayed at museums is organized by theme and framed by a curator’s or artist’s statement. The shows at the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art … Continue reading
Eugene artist and arts administrator Beverly Soasey wasn’t big on telling the story behind her assemblages. She wanted people to find their own stories in … Continue reading
Jim Tronson doesn’t fit today’s stereotype of the serious artist. When I asked how he defined “contemporary,” he answered, “Anything made after noon today.” In … Continue reading