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Monday, February 3, 2014

365QOD- Day1093

Twisted

"Unexpected!"- my reaction

Recently I went into Marcus Ashley gallery in Lake Tahoe.  I love walking into galleries to see if there are type of works I have never seen.  This gallery did not disappoint.  I saw the works of Andrew Gonzalez and Steve Barton.

Andrew's work was ghostly black and white images.  They pulled you in because they were unlike anything I have seen before.  Amazing images in black/brown and white.

Steve's work stood out differently.  The art was OK by itself.  BUT what he did with the art was everything.  The canvas was twisted onto a wooden structure.  Amazing 3D effect.  The images combined with the frame pulled you in.

I would have never created a twisted canvas.  Most canvases are flat and the art fools the eye into a 3D look.  Steve twisted the given and created a niche.  He did not settle for the norm that we all expect.

Today's question is:
"What is else flat that should be twisted?

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