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Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Aug 14th, 2008
Last fall I just missed the three-person show at Hasted/Hunt (NYC) that Gerald Slota was in. Missed it by a week. Slota’s new show at Quality Pictures (916 NW Hoyt, Portland, OR) was a chance for us to see some of his work. Gerald Slota photographs look like constructed images from many sources. The are [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos, Art Car on Aug 9th, 2008
After seeing a variety of gallery shows this past 1st Thurs, we came back and found that the art car had a gift! MANY THANKS! Yes, 3D glasses with a wonderful note written on them that said: “Look at your car through these” They had a great effect, so we took this combined portrait: 3D [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Jun 28th, 2008
This Saturday, Quality Pictures (916 NW Hoyt, Portland, OR) hosted a talk by Chas Bowie entitled “Before there was Ballen”. This was the closing event for the show “Roger Ballen: Photographs” at Quality Pictures. Chas talked about the Ballen’s and how his work builds on a myriad of photographic traditions. Chas approached this at several [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Jun 6th, 2008
I started off June First Thursday at Eric Franklin‘s show at the Laura Russo Gallery (805 NW 21st, Portland, OR). Eric’s new show is called “Bifurcations”. Eric’s organic glass sculptures, are filled with a variety of noble gases, give them a a different soft yet surreal bioluminescent glow. Without touching, try hovering your hands over [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Jun 4th, 2008
Eric Franklin with have an First Thursday opening this week at the Laura Russo Gallery (805 NW 21st, Portland, OR). Eric’s new show is called “Bifurcations”. Eric’s organic glass sculptures, are filled with a variety of noble gases, give them a a different soft yet surreal bioluminescent glow. Without touching, try hovering your hands over [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos, Other Openings on May 11th, 2008
This month 23 Sandy Gallery hosts the national juried show “Resurrection”, which is called a New Look at Old Photographic Processes. This is a well-curated show (Laura Moya, director of PhotoLucida) especially given the wide range of subjects and the many types of antiquarian processes used. This lead image in this blog is by Jan [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on May 2nd, 2008
There were many shows to look at this First Thursday and it was a wonderful warm evening to walk around Portland. Amanda Wojick had several sculptures and other works on display at Elizabeth Leach Gallery (17 NW 9th, Portland OR). I particularly like the sculpture “Among” which was a connected stack of polystyrene. “Among” can [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Apr 3rd, 2008
I don’t have time to write much tonight, so just some quick notes. At Quality Pictures (916 NW Hoyt, Portland, OR) I liked the work by Bryan Schellinger in the back room. This is a preview of new work debuting at NEXT in Chicago (Apr 25-28). Next is an invitational exhibition of emerging art at [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos on Apr 2nd, 2008
Lucinda Parker great new show “Not An Exit, New Paintings” is at Laura Russo Gallery (805 NW 21st, Portland, OR). I was very inspired by the strong images and bold interplay of the colors. The strong elements are balanced by interesting details. An artist talk with Lucinda Parker will be held at the gallery [...]
Posted in 1st Thurs Photos, Other Openings on Feb 8th, 2008
Michael T. Hensley’s “Loss/Control” show at Mark Woolley Gallery (817 SW 2nd, Portland OR) was a great place to start Portland’s First Thursday this month. Chromatically you had your choice of vibrant blue or cream&rust. Both worked wonderfully for me. The cream and rust were more numerous and had some beautiful isolated interesting intimate details. [...]