Beats thinking
“Muscle Memory” (monoprint drypoint construction with violin and mirror), by Massachusetts artist Debra Olin, at Brickbottom Artists Association’s (Somerville, Mass.) members show, through Nov. 19.
A carnival’s ‘childlike carefreeness’
“Traveling Circus’’ (oil on canvas), by Alexandra Rozenman, in Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., June 17-29
The gallery says:
‘‘There is a certain special kind of joy that takes place when the carnival comes to town. Nostalgia, excitement, and a childlike carefreeness that can be unshakeable for guests of all ages. The carnival can seem like a very intricate web of logistics but with the proper event planning team, you can put together a five-start carnival just about anywhere. Even your very own backyard.’’
This 1945 Rodgers & Hammerstein Broadway musical is set on the Maine Coast. Rodgers said later it was his favorite of all his shows.
Prepare for flowery language
“Flower Portrait (Markia)”, by Jee Hwang, in the “SALLY Project,’’ at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., Sept. 8-Oct. 15.
The “Sally Project’’ is is an interdisciplinary, community–centered project, created by Sasha Chavchavadze and JoAnne McFarland, that focuses on using art to activate the public memory of women, like Sally Hemings (Thomas Jefferson’s slave and mistress), whose lives have been forgotten.
Dangerous game
“Playing Games with Goya,’’ by Alexandra Rozenman, at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., July 14-Aug. 20.
Her Web site says:
“Alexandra (Alya) Rozenman was born in 1971 in Moscow. She was classically trained at the Soviet Academy of Arts for two years and later studied with dissident artists, well-known today, from Moscow’s underground movement. While still a teenager, she became part of Moscow’s alternative scene of the 1980s. After immigrating to the U.S., she spent the early 1990s in New York, becoming a part of what later became the International Art Alliance on the Lower East Side and earning her BFA from SUNY in 1993. She later relocated to Boston, earning an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts in 1998, and studying with Gerry Bergstein and Robert Ferrandini. Her paintings and drawings blend the styles and symbols of folk art, Russian Underground Conceptualism, illustration, and Jewish art.
“She was the recipient of the MacDowell Foundation Fellowship in 2006.’’
An intimate moment
“You Are My Refuge” (watercolor, collage, ink, paper), by Pauline Lim, in the show “The Great Outdoors, ‘‘ at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., July 15-Aug. 14.
The gallery says:
“The past year has shown us how great ‘The Great Outdoors’ really is! The visual interest, the psychological and emotional connection, the freedom and also the safety it allowed. In this group exhibition, BAA members examine and interpret the outdoors from every angle: landscapes (natural and built), sea, sky, earth, weather... Perspective is everything; even a window box or a bird feeder are ‘the great outdoors’ to a cat sitting at a closed window.’’
A very Vegas vehicle
“Untitled (Las Vegas)” (ink jet print, color xerox, scotch tape), by Matt Williams, in the group show of Mad Oyster Studios at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., March 11-April 3.
And mostly disposable
“Small Things”, by Marjorie Forte, in her show, with Antoinette Winters, “Language as Muse,’’ at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., through Feb. 27
Of varying utility
“Orsis,’’ by Marjorie Forte, a Cambridge-based artist, at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville
Think small as an antidote
“21 Misc. Blocks and Printings,’’ by Mark Luiggi, in the “all small’’ show at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., Oct. 29-Nov. 22
The gallery explains:
“The challenges of 2020—the pandemic; the divisiveness of politics and the election; the outrage over racial injustice; the apocalyptic fires and storms that are undeniable signs of climate change—are complicated and overwhelming. Indeed, everything in this world today seems to be enormous, and getting bigger all the time. The Brickbottom Gallery would like to propose the opposite as a kind of antidote. Bigger is not necessarily better! This BAA Members' Exhibition features artwork that is small, in scale, size or content.”
See:
https://brickbottom.org/
Mystical art
“Mystic River - Estuary Moon,’’ by Jen Fries at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass.
View of the real Mystic River, in Medford, Mass.
— Photo by Daderot
...to the future?
“Door,” by Jamie Cascio, at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass. Exhibitions not open to the general public now, for the usual reason.
'Major center of graphic arts'
“Squibble A’’ (aquatint and etching), by Joe Moore, in the show “Selections From Mixit Print Studio,’’ at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., Dec. 5-Jan. 11.
The gallery says:
“Over time Mixit Print Studio {in Somerville} has made its mark on the Greater Boston scene, and sponsored artists from other regions of the US, and abroad.” Sinclair Hitchings, former keeper of prints at the Boston Public Library, wrote in the catalog for our 25th anniversary exhibition: “The world at large does not know—but many American graphic artists do know—that Greater Boston is a major center of graphic arts production. It is this level of skill and sophistication which artists bring to Mixit Print Studio. Thousands of prints by hundreds of area artists have rolled through the presses of Mixit Print Studio.”
Always good advice
“Leave No Trace,’’ (acrylic and gold metal leaf on canvas), by Pauline Lim, in the Brickbottom Artists Association’s (Somerville, Mass.) annual members’ exhibition, April 18-May 18.
He really wants to help you
"Sir David A(dam) Henborough (acrylic on canvas), by Brian Hart, in the show "Animals: Real and Imagined,'' at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., July 12- Aug. 18.
Mobile home
"Thaddeus Bartlett's House, Skinnerville (Mass.) View,'' by Pauline Lin, in the show "Gimme Shelter,'' at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., April 26-May 26.
Call the EPA
"Yellow Cloud'' (oil and collage on panel), by Jackie Reeves, in the group show "Speak My Language,'' at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Sept. 8-Oct. 14.
As it speeds by
"Study in Time'' (photo collage), by Jamie Cascio, in the group show ''TIME: Brickbottom Artists Association Members' Exhibition,'' July 13-Aug. 19. Its gallery is in Somerville, Mass.
The curator writes:
"Time's Up, Time Out, Time Warp, Timeless -
"Time presents itself in drama, music, photography, philosophy, science...and life. It's connected to change, growth, mortality and decay. We mark it, track it, keep it, bend it, save it, lose it and waste it. It passes, drags, floats, and flies, but what is time? This summer, the Brickbottom Gallery members' explore this elusive concept.''
It's a good mixer
"Northern Waters'' (mixed media), by Phyllis Ewen, in the show "Inventing 3D Landscapes,'' Dec. 1-Jan. 14, at Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass.
The big picture
"Lisbon,'' by Gary Duehr, in the show "Inventing 3D Landscapes,'' at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass., Dec. 1-Jan. 14. The group show focuses on new ways with which artists use dimensionality to explore landscapes -- whether, as the gallery notes say, "inspired by Google or ancient means of navigation.''
Real-estate agent's nightmare
"Seeing Glass'' (watercolor, pen & ink) cut paper and mirror) by Mark Luiggi, in the summer show "Melt'' at the Brickbottom Artists Association, Somerville, Mass. July 14-Aug. 20.