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"Krakin," which looks a little like renderings ofthat mythical beast made eteraally annoying by the recent, goofy remake of Clash ofthe Titans, is tied up with lime-green string that suggests something that could wreak havoc in the room if unleashed. In a funny twist, it also suggests bad craftsmanship, which is surely not the case. "Schweinhund" (the German insult "pig-dog") with its open mouth and horns at rakish angles, has a devilish alertness to it. The contrast ofthe fierce creatures with the lowly, homeeconomics material is odd. But maybe that s the point; demons often inhabit households, in people and relationships fraught with problems.
There will always be abstract painting, but here, it has irony. [Stuart Lorimer] s "Nothing Outshines the Future" is a large oil on canvas whose depopulated, mostly gray image appears to spell out the letters "I U O," with the O heavily overpainted to suggest a Christmas wreath. Whether this refers to the IOU of students graduating with heavy debt burdens and few job prospects or to a more universal lack of Camelot waiting in the distance, the work is forlorn and strangely compelling. IfI were buying art for a bank, I'd grab this one right up.See the full content of this document
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Four students get a chance to show off early in their careers.Rebekah Templeton's Sample 3 rounds up four first-year Master of Fine Arts students, whose paintings, s...See the full content of this document
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