Seattle Artwalk: 3/06
I’m about a week late on this, but better late than never: Artwalk was quite fun this month because we had a great crowd to go around with (thanks all!). The galleries, however, were a mixed bag: some disappointments and some great surprises.
The Globe, Global Art Venue, and G. Gibson galleries were in reruns. Guess it’s not a month to begin with the letter G.
Unless, your name is Greg. Greg Kucera gallery had a great surprise for us - sketches by Matisse!!! Unfortunately, we got there right at closing, so we did not get to spend much time with them. I’ll have to go back.
Jeff Mihalyo’s paintings at D’Adamo / Woltz reminded me of Tom Gehrig’s work. It is somewhat surreal and fanciful with an occasional touch of humor. In the end, though, I like Gehrig’s work better, though I couldn’t tell you why.
I really enjoyed Ian Boyden’s eerie pigment prints at Davidson Gallery. Don’t just look at the web site; you have to go see these in person. At a glance, they seem like semi-abstract landscapes. Get up close and you see that they’re fabulously created by carefully letting pigment inks bleed through the paper. The subdued colors add to the moodiness.
Foster / White had a couple of curious shows. Carmen Lozar’s figurines are intriguing, though I think 80% of the appeal is because they’re fabulously well lit (someone had a fun time and did an excellent job - the lighting on one piece drew me across the gallery to see it. Again, web sites do no justice). Jamie Evrard’s big floral painting in the entry is striking, primarily in it’s choice of colors. The others in the show didn’t impress me much, but then, I’m not into flowers.
The TK Lofts were their usual motley selves. Nothing really struck me though. Must’ve been all that rain - and an impending sugar crash having not eaten most of the day.
We concluded as we often do at Trattoria Mitchelli’s for some food, wine, and conversation.
