by Jeff Maisey | Nov 21, 2024 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
Installation view of Reflections: Surface and Substance. Courtesy of the Mary M. Torggler Fine Arts Center. By Betsy DiJulio Immediately on the heels of the opening of the Torggler Fine Arts Center’s current exhibition, I was fortunate to catch up with curator...
by Jeff Maisey | Oct 14, 2024 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
Marie Bracquemond (French, 1840—1916) Under the Lamp, 1877 Oil on canvas Mr. and Mrs. R. Stephens Philips, Piedmont, CA By Jeff Maisey If you enjoy the hit series Emily in Paris, fell in love with Woody Allen’s Midnight in Paris, have a passion for dining in a snug...
by veermagmain | Nov 24, 2023 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
(Self-portrait. London, 1963 © 1963 – 1964 Paul McCartney under exclusive license to MPL Archive LLP) By Jeff Maisey Paul McCartney has provided longtime fans a gift this holiday season. First there was the brilliant roll out of “Now and Then” —...
by Jeff Maisey | Sep 22, 2023 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
Roberto Benavidez, Bosch Beast No. 4, 2017. Paper, paperboard, glue, crepe paper, and wire, 36 x 22 x 12”. (Photo by Echard Wheeler) By Betsy DiJulio In the minds and hands of 13 artists, lowly paper is elevated. Generally thought of as a support for other media or...
by Jeff Maisey | Aug 13, 2022 | Art, Art News, Art Previews
(Kumud Vanderveer is stunning colors) By Jeff Maisey Renowned Norfolk-based photographer Glen McClure has made a career of capturing people and landscapes in the most dramatic lighting imaginable. His portrait projects have included working tools, people on the...
by Jeff Maisey | Feb 14, 2022 | Art, Art News, Art Previews, Current Exhibits
(Elizabeth King and Richard Kizu-Blair, What Happened) By Betsy DiJulio Springboarding from the Barry Museum’s collection of historical automata, this three-prong exhibition highlights intersections between art, science, and emotion asking, somewhat paradoxically, how...
