What do shopping lists, menus, closets, and artworks have in common? Not much, but recently people think you can “curate” all these things. Curating is a buzzword that confuses some … Continue reading Thoughts on the Curatorial Voice
In her Four Seasons series, Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke Nation, born Billings, Montana, 1981) creates diorama-like portraits, depicting each season. In this specific work, Fall, Red Star has set up … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Fall — Four Seasons”
While using his Quinault and Isleta-Pueblo heritage as inspiration for his art, Marvin Oliver quickly became one of the most prominent sculptors and printmakers in the Northwest. In his work, … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Orca”
When you first see this work by Rick Bartow, what are the first emotions you see? Excited? Angry? Happy? Or something else? What about sound – what do you hear? … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Old Time Picture I”
Preston Singletary has been working to make his culture known in the glass world since 1982 with works like Transference. He uses form line design and bases the images of … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Transference”
Marie Watt, a citizen of the Seneca Nation and born in Seattle, Washington, is known for her textile works, particularly those that involve the use of reclaimed blankets. She sees … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Tear This Wall Down”
This sculpture by Spanish-born Manuel Izquierdo flows vertically, taking on an abstracted shape of a human body with an X shape for its head. As the name Iberian Venus implies, … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Iberian Venus”
Pendleton Wool blankets have a long and interesting history, starting in 1863 when Thomas Lister Kay immigrated from England to the Pacific Northwest and opened his woolen mill in Salem, … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Yerba Buena, Buffalo Soldiers, Three Strikes (Yosemite)”
It is hard to believe that we are already in the autumn of 2020. Perfectly fitting for this time is Juan Alonso’s 1997 Fall. This acrylic painting features an abstract … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Fall”
The bold, bright red and accents of blue in Alfredo Arreguín’s portrait of artist Frida Kahlo emit a vibrant, powerful image that is not anything new for Arreguín’s portfolio. His … Continue reading Object of the Week – “Frida’s Messengers”
