Artista Blog

The fact that arts journalism and criticism is seen as separate from arts in a general sense is a rather disconcerting reality. The deference afforded fine artists is of course deserved, but over time has also concluded in a spate of egos too large to be housed in a single venue.

Today, an ever broadening clutch of caveats separate one discipline from the next. It seems that only the most true of creators is able to ignore whatever accepted belief system has been set up to yield a body of work that is not only a singular thing, but able to be viewed with pleasure – whether it’s visually appealing or able to illicit actually thought.

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Monkeys surrounded by pits of fire that seem to engulf entire landscapes might not be suitable for all to view. If not accompanied by an impressionable youth, taking in the work of Nicole Gordon could prove enlightening if just short of terrifying.

A painter and sculptor, Gordon currently displays three distinct pieces of her work at the Chicago Cultural Center, on view through Oct. 4^th. Her stand alone totem pole presents a few menacing faces, but it’s in her paintings that viewers will recognize a confluence of stylistic variation moving through time along side what could be figured as cultural critique.

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Richard Avedon retrospective comes to SF MoMA

 

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A Window Between Worlds is one of those rare organizations that works to help a cause as well as enhance the aesthetic value of the world. In helping battered women and children express themselves through creative means, A Window Between the Worlds hopes to provide them with a sense of power and to make domestic violence a thing of the past.  The creations made by these people serve as a means for public education about domestic violence as a whole, thus creating the name of the organization as a window into the lives of these strong survivors.  

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