The Studio... and a painting (in progress)

Alright, I promised I wouldn't talk about this sort of thing... but...



what the hell:








That's all I'm sayin' for now.

JENNIFER RILEY on Melissa Meyer (art critical)

Melissa Meyer Triptych #2 VSC 1992
oil stick on paper, 30 x 67-1/2 inches
Private Collection
COVER March 2007: Untitled, Diptych (1991)
oil stick on paper, 30 x 45 inches
Private Collection (art critical)


Melissa Meyer in Black and White
Works on paper, 1984-1994

New York Studio School
8 West 8 Street
New York City
212 673 6466

December 14, 2006 to February 3, 2007

GREG LINDQUIST on Benjamin Edwards (art critical)

Benjamin Edwards Softstream Meadows 2006
acrylic, oil and texture media on canvas, 44 by 60 inches
Courtesy Greenberg van Doren Gallery (art critical)



Greenberg Van Doren Gallery
730 Fifth Avenue at 57th Street
New York City
212 445 0444

November 17, 2006 - January 12, 2007



I missed this show (as well as the review in a timely fashion) but saw his work in an earlier exhibition two years ago. I believe the works I saw then might've been strictly in acrylic and lacked this (newfound?) sense of atmosphere. Even still (without the oil), the structure is incredible not just as a perspective element but as a surface element as well. The simple act of layering is made to be amazing.


Greg compares Edwards to George Lucas's backdrops from the early Star Wars trilogy.

Chuck Close & Franz Gertsch @ max lang (closed)

Reviewed by Roberta here.

Polly Apfelbaum

From VCU:


The Painting and Printmaking Department hopes that everyone can make it
to this exciting lecture
Thank you

Polly Apfelbaum – Artist Lecture – Thursday March 22, 4 pm Grace St.
Theatre, 934 W. Grace St.. In conjunction with Solvent Space
exhibition. Exhibition runs March 23-June 30. Polly Apfel baum has an
extensive exhibition record including solo shows at Institute of
Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, PA, Kempner Museum of Art, Kansas City,
MO and Contemporary Arts Center, Cincinnati, OH. Group exhibits
include Galarie Nachst St. Stephan, Vienna, Austria, The Wexner Center,
Columbus, OH and The Aldrich Museum, Ridgefield, CT.

For more information please visit:
>http://www.the-artists.org/ArtistView.cfm?id=EE059E93-067E-4D77-C40785568FCD23B0


http://www.icaphila.org/exhibitions/past/polly.php


http://www.ctgallery.com/index2.html

A Discussion with Gerald Donato...

VCU's Gerry Donato will be speaking with Howard Risatti and
Myron Helfgott 7pm on Monday, 3/05/2007, at Reynold's Gallery.