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Critical MAS: An Introduction
This collection of writing comes out of the workshop “Write About Visual Art – Critical MAS” offered in July 2019. The writers turned their attention to Eugene’s Visual Arts Week, including the…
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Critical MAS: Opening Night – Observations from a Local Artist
Written by Sunny Selby In the gallery, I am struggling to see. The Mayor’s Art show is packed. The space surges and collapses as people shuffle through. The scene has all the…
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Critical MAS: W. Adam Orth on Neva Gruver’s “Corvid Necklace”
Written by W. Adam Orth Writing about art isn’t something I do. I work with my hands, as do most of the people I spend most of my time with, both on…
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Critical MAS: Kathleen Caprario’s seductively beautiful painting lures into thorny landscapes
Written by Leah Wilson Springfield artist Kathleen Caprario’s mixed media painting at the 2019 Eugene Mayor’s Art Show is a subtle and beautiful manifestation of the examination of her position of privilege…
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Critical MAS: Tricia LaFrance on Sarah Peterman’s “Wool Bin”
Written by Tricia LaFrance When I encounter the assemblage online, “Wool Bin” seems, well – a bit wooly. Photos make it difficult to notice all the textures, shapes, and colors of brown.…
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Critical MAS: Olivia Bates on Darryl Evans’ “Water Rights”
Written by Olivia Bates It was unusually humid, not particularly hot, but damn humid the day I went to the Mayor’s Art Show. I was glad to descend the stairs and pass…
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Critical MAS: Sandra Honda on Josh Sands’ “Breathe, Step, Arrive”
“Breathe, Step, Arrive” by Josh Sands, 2019. Commercially fabricated adhesive vinyl or vinyl on aluminum. 24 x 36 inches, series of five. Written by Sandra Honda Clever and thought-provoking, Josh Sands’ “Breathe,…
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Critical MAS: Contemplating Art – The Mayor’s Art Show and the Salon des Refusés
Written by Will Paradis A fresh cup of coffee fuels this effort. I am writing my perspective of the Mayor’s Art Show, and also the Salon des Refusés, as a part of…
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Critical MAS: Stacey Ray on Lynn Ihsen Peterson’s “Meltan”
Written by Stacey Ray I always find myself drawn to the most detailed piece in a room, searching for rivers through which my eyes can run, prairies where they can sprint over…
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Critical MAS: Timothy Wilson-Haley on Olga Volchkova’s “St. Rhododendron”
Written by Timothy Wilson-Haley “St. Rhododendron” is an appropriation and re-imagination of Russian — and previously Byzantine — techniques for painting religious icons. Instead of traditional objects of religious idolatry, the rhododendron,…
