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Dynamic wooden shapes

“Plaid Flannel” (carved polychromed sugar maple), by Vermont artist Clark Derbes, in his show “Time Travelers and Portals,’’ at the Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vt., Aug. 28-Nov. 28.The show’s organizers say: “Derbes first cuts blocks of wood from a variety of tree species, including elm, poplar and maple. Continuing to carve each block into a unique and dynamic shape, he meticulously chisels, paints, sands and burnishes each piece in order to achieve a variety of complex geometric visual systems, planes, patterns and patinas.”

Plaid Flannel” (carved polychromed sugar maple), by Vermont artist Clark Derbes, in his show “Time Travelers and Portals,’’ at the Hall Art Foundation, Reading, Vt., Aug. 28-Nov. 28.

The show’s organizers say: “Derbes first cuts blocks of wood from a variety of tree species, including elm, poplar and maple. Continuing to carve each block into a unique and dynamic shape, he meticulously chisels, paints, sands and burnishes each piece in order to achieve a variety of complex geometric visual systems, planes, patterns and patinas.”

The much-photographed Jenne Farm, in Reading

The much-photographed Jenne Farm, in Reading

Reading Town Hall and post office.

Reading Town Hall and post office.

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Enough to make you jump

"Platform 1, Gorilla VI -- A Free and Anonymous Monument'' (C-type print on aluminum),  by Jane and Louise Wilson, in the "Landscapes after Ruskin: Redefining the Sublime,'' curated by Joel Sternfeld and on view at the Hall Art Foundation, in Reading, Vt., through Nov. 27.

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