has a nice piece in the #northcarolinaartistsexhibition at #CAMRaleigh. Clearly not all of her work is non-representational- I appreciate the way her work that is leverages an aesthetic borrowed from graphic design to create an intense relationship with viewers.
“Asawa lived an extraordinary life independent of her incredible body of work. Her path was a series of trials overcome and small paradises found—from internment camps in America to, later, a creative coming-of-age at Black Mountain College and in San Francisco, where she lived until her death in 2013.
Her legacy of generosity and openness to the world continues to grow along with her reputation as an artist, which was underappreciated during her lifetime despite everyone from Josef Albers to Buckminster Fuller declaring her genius indisputable. But that has been changing, year by year—just a few weeks ago, the US Postal Service announced they would be featuring Asawa on a new stamp out this fall.”
#ruthasawa
Patricia has work in #artfields which like too many shows is virtual this year.
#patriciabaldwinseggebruch
A friend turned me on to Iris’s IG feed when she was using cubes more as a motif (which I get a lot, big surprise). Have enjoyed watching the trajectory of her iconography- her newer work, also a great direction, is first below.
#iriskufertrivo
As I wrote my recent blog about Lien, her acknowledgment by the foundation set up in Joan’s honor reminded me of a recent visit to MOMA where this institution has ensconced her piece Ladybug in their action painting gallery.
#joanmitchell
Was looking through the show archives at Lee Hansley gallery, which are still up even though Lee passed last year, and was drawn to Robert’s piece below. If you’re interested in learning more about this Raleigh-based practitioner who used the Strawvalley design complex to bring Modernist Art to the area in the 1950s, you can check out Design Duet.
#robertkeithblack
In addition to being a local fixture as the head of graduate studies at UNCCH, Lien has also been a Joan Mitchell Foundation recipient (and like Brett and Ashlynn and several others I’ve blogged about, is in Front Burner).
#lientruong
If, like me, you regularly drive down #Raleigh Boulevard, you’ve seen Kenneth’s work. You should follow his IG feed, looks like some new things are happening…
#kennethproseus
As I’ve written about in my bio, I first began to think of myself as an artist in undergraduate school. Having spent that time in the Charlotte area, there were of course a number of Herb’s pieces around and about; as an aspiring artist, I was impressed at the time with the maturity of his voice, as his paintings are easily recognizable. Photographs also never really convey the physicality of the surfaces of his paining either. And like Jason he’s originally from Raleigh.
#herbjackson
Continuing in the spirit of focusing on local artists- Ashlynn, in addition to being a dang good painter, is responsible in large measure for Front Burner (which we can all go enjoy when Covid is over…).
#ashlynbrowning
Painting After Art is Dead 