Ismael Muhammad Nieves (Ish) is the guest curator for “Heartland Graffiti: writers from the Midwest” on view at the Swope October 2, 2009-January 2, 2010. This is an interview conducted by Swope Curator Lisa Petrulis. The exhibition opens as part of October’s first Friday events and Ish will be on hand to talk about the [...]
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Talking about art
I can’t believe May is almost over and no one has posted this month. I was giddy when I saw the comments to my last post. I hope we can keep the conversation going. (Well, OK, so its not a conventional conversation – more a series of responsive monologues.) Related to that discussion- the Swope [...]
Hey, I’m back to the blog. Here is the peculiar situation I find myself in, it is quite a conundrum: I am tasked to write and talk about visual art. Sounds simple enough doesn’t it? But if, as I believe, the arts are each a unique language, each providing an experience unlike the others, then [...]
a walk in difused light
Last night, walking the dogs again, the moon was nearly full but behind a cloudy-almost-overcast sky. There was enough light to discern rudimentary shapes but it was diffused and projected no shadows. I began to feel a familiar sensation. I’m often struck by how a painting, that first seemed foreign to me, slaps back into [...]
more thoughts on “Blink”
Last night as I walked the dogs in the dark I thought about the book “Blink” again. Yes now that the time has changed again, it is dark by the time I get home and change into my grubby dog /woods walking cloths. I don’t mind too much, things appear different in the dark. Trying [...]
Driving & reading
I just finished reading, or rather listening to, “Blink: the power of thinking without thinking” by Malcolm Gladwell. I’ve been driving 45 minutes each way to and from work for about ten years but I just now discovered audio books. They are great, but I do find that my mind wanders , on occasion, and [...]
Interview with Bill Elmore
Bill and I discussed his ongoing Terre Haute Heroes Project on July 3rd, 2008. The work discussed in the interview will be featured in the Swope’s fall exhibit: Terre Haute Heroes Project: photographs by Bill Elmore, (education gallery) October 17, 2008- January 3, 2009. LP. Bill, I know you have done combat photography. How did [...]
Interview with Al Pounders
Al and I conducted this interview in early July 2008, by e-mail because cross time zone telephone just seemed too cumbersome. The work discussed in the interview will be featured in the Swope’s fall exhibit: Umbria from the eye of Al Pounders, October 17, 2008– January 03, 2009. LP: Al, I understand you have been [...]
64th Annual Wabash Valley Juried Exhibition
I really like a spatial puzzle. The nature of The Wabash Valley Exhibition is inherently eclectic, being a showcase of regional artists; it’s always an enjoyable yet challenging puzzle to organize. That being said, several strong themes coalesce in this year’s show. Margaret Hawkins, the juror, explained that there is a fine contingent of Landscape [...]
