A printmaker looks at a person’s face like he looks at a work of art — in pieces. From a distance, artist Chuck Close’s portraiture looks like untouched photography. But approaching it more closely, it is apparent that the work exists on a grid and each component of the print — whether it’s the face […]
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The art of Noise
We all know the old adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover.” But how often is it the cover art that reaches out from the shelf and grabs you? How often are we unsurprised to find that the artwork on an album’s packaging perfectly meshes with the music locked inside? Celebrating that relationship […]
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Coming home
There’s just something magnetic about Oklahoma City, but one natural-born wayfarer and multidisciplinary artist didn’t realize it until she headed west three years ago. Traveler, artist and OKC native Jamie Pettis has remained connected through art since moving to Phoenix in 2010, and her work is currently exhibited for the third time in her home […]
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What have you done?
Distinguished professor and contemporary artist Michael Ray Charles from the University of Texas at Austin will judge the juried show and choose the recipient of the T.G. Mays Purchase Award. Each year, the university issues multiple cash prizes and chooses one student to receive the award and add his or her work to the permanent […]
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Sea change
Jann Jeffrey was looking down from a boat into the ocean and found herself hypnotized. Once back on land, it was something she wasn’t able to shake. For the past few months, she has been quietly trying to recreate the colors and shapes of the moving water that transfixed her. It was an obsession that […]
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Blinded with science
Kyle Van Osdol Artists are, by nature, visionaries. They interpret the world around them in their unique way, allowing us a different perspective on things commonplace and extraordinary. The new exhibit at Science Museum Oklahoma’s Satellite Galleries is what happens when the newest, shiniest technology is put in the hands of those who make art. […]
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The art knight rises
Marilyn Artus “Comic books are a billion-dollar industry,” Kovash said. “They’ve become an important part of American art. The Museum of Modern Art (in New York City) has been collecting comic books for a long time. It’s a legitimate art form, and I think The Art of the Comic Book will help give people who […]
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Paying complements
Theresa Hurt But when the directors of the In Your Eye Studio and Gallery in the Paseo Arts District took a good hard look at these artists’ works, they knew Townley and Hurt were kindred spirits and the perfect pair for their latest exhibit, Complementary Colors. “Complementary Colors is not necessarily a collaboration between Theresa […]
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New canvas
Art, along with its creation, is a powerful tool that serves as a conduit for human expression. It evolves, and through that evolution, it can be utilized as a means of communication and healing. This September marks the 24th year of National Recovery Month, and in a collaborative effort, the Oklahoma Department of Mental Health […]
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A lion’s heart
An Oklahoma City artist will showcase over 50 photographs from his three-week African excursion Thursday night to benefit the local organization that made his first international experience possible. Painter, musician and former journalist Jack Fowler traveled throughout the West Nile region of Uganda for 21 days in July. Fowler will sell prints of pictures he […]