On Tuesday night I gave a short talk about my art work at the I-Square Gallery near the great House of Guitars. I pretty much talked about the obvious but that is often hiding in plain sight. I made some notes and then just winged it.
From the notes: I am drawn (pun intended) to graphic, expressive art, not particularly interested in technique or artist’s statements and all that. I walk in to a gallery and follow the magnetic force of the strongest piece in the room. There is no thinking involved and this quality is what I am looking for in my own work. Life is too short and getting shorter.
My loose limbed presentation almost crashed when I tried to make an art/music analogy about “great guitar players” obscuring the song and probably wound up insulting three of the five artists in the show.
The “Passion of Saint Joan” drawing I have in the show went rather quickly but usually it is a struggle and I am learning to enjoy that adventure. They’re portraits, but not really because I’m not overly concerned with making the work look like the model.
The opening is Friday night from 7-9 and some music will be provided by the artists.
Here’s Pete LaBonne’s track “Artist Statement” from his Earring Records cd entitled “Glob”.