What I like most are two installations (see images below) - they were equally evocative and even transcendent. Most important to me, they were beautiful to behold, which is not always the case in modern art.
Sketch, Stephanie Smith, metal, graphite
Another my favorite piece was a gesso, charcoal and graphite on canvas by Jessica Kreck below, which was beautiful, moody and mysterious. The execution was excellent.
Untitled, canvas, gesso, charcoal, graphite, Jessica Kreck
There was a series of prints, showing various presses, by Valerie Carbajal:
Some Days are Easier Than Others (Two), Hard ground etching, 6" x 8" zinc plate, Finesse luggage bag, Valerie Carbajal
(Eight)
(Sixteen - Twenty-One)
I also like the same artist's print "We are not Equals; We are Different" below:
We are not Equals; We are Different, Soft ground etching with embossment, Valerie Carbajal
A very fun and ambitious installation was "Home Sweet America", made of handmade wood toys, rug, flags, found furniture by Ariel Ruby. This piece was so engaging that it was heartening to see many people stopped there to play with the toys and to color the wonderful book created by the artist.
Home Sweet America, Handmade wood toys, rug, flags, found furniture, Ariel Ruby
The more traditional works were represented by Bliss Morton, who had wonderful five watercolor and ink paintings, though I did find the most realistic one dull:
Watercolor, Bliss Morton
The Junkyard I (right), Ink and Watercolor, Bliss Morton
The Homestead, Watercolor, Bliss Morton
Other interesting ones are a side way photograph and a group of ceramic (?) plates but I did not find them very meaningful:
Another large-scaled installation strove hard to be avant-garde but the result was a mess and ugly, and I had no stomach to figure out its meanings, if any. My loss?
Overall, it was a wonderful show and the artists ought to be congratulated for their thoughtful endeavors.
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