ISSUE November 2019
Click here for digital version. Inside: Kelli Scofield’s “Equilibrium” Gaudi’s Park Güell “Mapa Wiya” Aboriginal Art
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Thomas’ exhibit explores social media narcissism
At the Art Museum of Southeast Texas, works in Prince Varughese Thomas’ “The Legacy of Narcissus” questions viewers to consider the impact of mass media in the ways we perceive and project our individual self, taking into account this Narcissus complex.
Above Board
November fundraiser among myriad collaborative projects The Studio’s 37th season has once again started off with a strong series of exhibitions, first by our indominable tenants in September and followed by Chris Troutman’s “Sequential: Studio Art and Comics” in October. November promises to be just as compelling with Kelli Scofield’s “Equilibrium” as her debut one-woman exhibit
A View From The Top
I’m very excited about the exhibitions that are coming up and ones that have shown. Kelli Scofield has been a disciplined painter for many years, and her reward for that diligence is a body of work that has evolved into an exquisite balance of color and form. While others, including me, use excuses to avoid
Troutman Drawn to Comics
There is a tendency to dismiss comic book art, as if its commercial application somehow makes it a lesser art form. But if one were to tell Christopher J. Troutman that his art has a comic book flair, he would take it as a compliment. Troutman, associate professor of drawing at Lamar University, will present
Genius? Madman? Both?
Architect Antoni Gaudi magnificent master of Modernism This is the first of a three-part series on the Modernist architect Antoni Gaudi. BARCELONA — It is fairly easy to get a look at works of art. Want to see a Picasso? There’s a show somewhere. Maybe pop to a Miro exhibition playing nearby. Hop in the
ISSUE October 2019
Click here for digital version. Inside: Christopher Troutman Antoni Gaudi, part one Crystal Bridges and more
Crystal Bridges a Walmart legacy
BENTONVILLE, Ark. — Art — larger-than-life sculpture, fantasies in blown glass and a seemingly endless array of gallery-grade works — aren’t the first things that come to mind in connection with Walmart. But go to the birthplace of the retail behemoth, Bentonville, Arkansas, and you’ll see that it should. Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Above Board
State of The Studio meeting highlights accomplishments, upcoming agenda The end of summer marks a transitional time for The Studio and the upcoming calendar year as it marks the start of our exhibitions and events season. To better serve TASI, the board of directors developed a yearly, summer strategic workshop program that began formally in
Dishman hosts Carter exhibit
“Keith Carter Fifty Years” will be on display at the Dishman Art Museum, Sept. 28 through Nov. 28. The welcoming reception will be held Oct. 25, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Often called a poet of the ordinary, award-winning photographer Keith Carter is known for creating mysterious, ghostly images of animals, still-lifes, portraits and natural scenes all