Tag / Art Criticism
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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: 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: 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: 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: Robin Seloover on Marilyn Perry’s “Subtle Body Diptych” and Paige Van Doren’s “I Carry This With Me”
Written by Robin Seloover Nabokov wrote something like: “There is no reading, there is only re-reading.” Artists Marilyn Perry and Paige Van Doren approach the forms of the human body in a…
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Critical MAS: Vicki Amorose on Justin Stuck’s “Trumpa the Hutt”
Written by Vicki Amorose Given the choice of 50 artworks in the 2019 Mayor’s Art Show, never did I predict I’d choose to write about a work depicting our 45th president. Thousands…
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Art Writing Workshop
ECA sponsors a month-long class taught by writer and artist Vicki Amorose We are excited to partner with Vicki Amorose and the City of Eugene Cultural Services to put on a 4-part…
