First Friday Art Walk

I remember the last time I attended this art walk, burning up with the flu and wanting to punch the ever so close standing critics in each jam packed gallery. This time around was nothing new, besides more anger at those who block the sidewalks while they talk to their 20 person crowd of friends they stumbled upon.

But onto the work. It had its ups and its downs. 1708 proved to be the only eye candy of the night. Though produced by two different people, the two artists works exhibited cohesiveness in the sense of line, form, color, and texture. The simplicity of the smaller works(I do believe were done by Nichole Maury) composed of geometric shapes that carried on throughout several different pieces. I found these works to be quite interesting as I have the love for simple black on white pieces. And if you have seen my own work, I have the love for horizontal and vertical lines, often producing flat and minimalistic art. This is why these pieces stuck out to me most. On the contrast, Christopher Quirk's large canvases complimented the small, as they brought more texture from the build up of oil and acrylic. The colors used were very soothing and of my liking.

Though my time fell short Friday night due to my impatience, I did manage to stop by Quirk the proceeding Monday. To my liking there were two pieces that really took to my liking, both being that of protruding wall mounts. A piece by Elizabeth Kendall really took me in. As circular layered pieces brought similar relevance to the form of a flower, the line work of the dowel like beams popped the work into my own element. The shadows produced a wonderful effect on the wall behind, making this piece even more intriguing. Another eye popping piece that considerably took up a whole wall was that of twisted ceramic green figures. Like the previous sculpture I had explained, the shadows produced from this piece extended beautifully through extreme shape and form.

The idea of the art walk is quite smart, but since it takes place in this small, tight packed area, I do not believe it is worth my while as I get paranoid with snooty and loud cliques.