A small show of Mark Clarke’s paintings reminds us of what we lost
The late Mark Clarke was such a gentle, unassuming man that it was easy, when he was alive, to forget what a masterful artist he … Continue reading
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Animal House Photos Evoke an Exotic Time
John Bauguess captured an era with his camera in Cottage Grove
These days, when just about everyone has a camera and most of us have appeared as “extras” in someone else’s photos, it can be easy … Continue reading
A 5,000-year Art Plan Grows in Eugene
Lee Sparks Pembleton is imagining the very big picture
“We’re working on a non-contiguous sculpture garden, a landscape art project which will eventually redesign most of the planet’s surface.” I look for a trace … Continue reading
Eugene Textile Center
Fiber arts group show runs through beginning of August
We’re in what’s called the digital or information age, though I sometimes think of it as the “you can do that on the computer” age. … Continue reading
The Country Fair Runway
Fair fashion and glitter
Oregon Country Fair is known for trying to be an all-inclusive spot for people of all kinds. It encompasses the most eclectic parts of society, … Continue reading
Art City as Social Sculpture
This summer’s ‘Studio without Walls’ and ‘BEAM’
Art students focus on becoming good at their craft and finding what they’re interested in representing to the world. Then comes graduation, and the aspiring … Continue reading
Familiar Landscape
Robert Schlegel time travels at Karin Clarke Gallery
You know how you can see a movie or read a book and not like it, and then revisit it years later and love it, … Continue reading
Photography Then and Now
Two exhibitions at the Schnitzer show how photography has matured as an art form
Once upon a time, photography was a simple affair. The photographer’s job was basically to record light onto a surface. Fun fact: The word photography … Continue reading
‘The Blind Illustratrix’
Portland artist M. Sabine Rear focuses her vision on comics
When you fall down the rabbit hole of zines, comics, social commentary and stickers that make up the work of M. Sabine Rear, prepare for … Continue reading
Art Begets Art
Satoko Motouji’s Peer Gynt paintings go to the theater
The most entertaining dictum I’ve heard about the question of art’s function — and the easiest to prove — is that the purpose of art … Continue reading