Margaret Meehan @ Conduit

Can't wait to see Margaret Meehan's exhibition at Conduit. 

Hystionics and the Forgotten Arm plus Heyd Fontenot!
May 12 - June 16, 2012
Opening reception for the artists: Saturday, May 12, 2012 6:00 - 8:00PM

The Pugilist.  From up like toast

Rubber Stamped Paintings by Michael Wynne

In 1999, I visited a group exhibition entitled "Superficial" at Richland College curated by Randall Garrett. I was well aware of Sean Slattery's and Derrick Saunders' work but there was a third unknown artist to me that made the biggest impact during this visit. It was Michael Wynne's rubber stamped paintings. Absolutely subtly offensive monochromatic works stuck with me for many many years. One small panel entitled "American Standard" was the one that has remained with me all these years.  I tried to find Michael Wynne in 1999 but was told he was reclusive. So I moved on. In 2011, once Randall re-opened Plush Gallery, I asked Randall about Wynne's rubber stamp paintings. Randall arranged to have a couple of the RSPs dropped off. Slowly, since March 2011, I have been able to add 4 of these absolutely offensive (sometimes funny) wonderful monochromatic and very satisfying works to my collection. Michael is a good friend today and I am still attracted to the RSPs as I was in 1999.

Works from the late 1990's -

Rubber Stamps 

"Cocaine Eyes" 

"Circumcised Cock"

 "Dog Water"

"Firecracker" 

"Pissing Drunk (White)"

"Thigh Cream"

"Pissing Drunk (Black)"

"Wedding House" and "Pissing Calendar"

"Foreskin"

"Hospital"

Nick Barbee: Proclamation

Visited Nick Barbee's exhibition on opening day at Plush Gallery.  Thrilled to see more of Barbee's work since the Guns and Knives show last year.  I am not convinced yet but I am looking forward to seeing more of his work.

 My favorite shelf piece with several sculptures made from plaster and cement.

Durer's Solid II, watercolor on metal - this was my favorite of the exhibition. 

 Randall preparing for the opening reception.

Platonic Solids, hydrocal on fabric

Plush Gallery, Dallas, Texas

TateShots: Mona Hatoum, studio visit

Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth

We stopped by the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth to see "Glen Ligon AMERICA" mid-career retrospective.  This exhibition does not disappoint.  If you are easily offended by words just stay away.  My favorites were the door paintings from the 90's.  These were large mostly monochromic paintings with phrases such as "I remember the very day I became colored" and "I do not always feel colored" stenciled from top to bottom of the painting.  Photography is not allowed for special exhibitions, however please visit the Modern Art Museum's website for additional information.

Images from the collection -  

One of my very favorite paintings at the Modern by Richard Hamilton.

Richard Serra, Vortex, 2002, Cor-ten steel, 67 feet 10 inches x 21 feet 9 inches x 20 feet 10 inches

David Bates

Lawrence Weiner (wall), Jackie Winsor, Richard Serra

Richard Tuttle, Relative in Our Society, 1990

Ellsworth Kelly, Three Panels: Red, Dark Blue, Dark Green, 1986,

Oil on canvas, 122 x 356 inches (installed together)

Clifford Still, Phillip Guston, Robert Motherwell

Michelangelo Pistoletto, The Etruscan (L'etrusco), 1976, Bronze, mirror, 120 x 84 x 47 inches

Steve Murphy at William Campbell

I visited Steve Murphy's exhibition at William Campbell Contemporary Art in Fort Worth on the last day.  I have been interested in Steve's work for a long time and this was the first solo exhibition I had a chance to see.  This exhibition needed much more space to be more effective.  Sometimes galleries and artists want to put as much as possible in an exhibition that it appears to be somewhat desperate.  This is my observation of the exhibition and not the work which I quite enjoyed.

 I would like to have this piece in my front yard.

Main Gallery

Steve Murphy at William Campbell Contemporary Art

Part III

My much anticipated 3rd trip and visit to Michael Wynne's studio in Kirvin was again great fun, friendship and successful.  This time hopeful that I would have an opportunity to visit each painting in the Abscess series.  This series continues to challenge me and I need to dig deeper into this body of work.  This series should be seen at large.  Michael and his work is influenced by the pop and minimalist movements from the 50's, 60's and 70's.  As well, he is influenced by pop music from the 60's and 70's, in particular the Rolling Stones (Yellow??).  While looking at these paintings (currently 6 6x4 paintings) I can't help but think these are a direct result of, knowing the environment around Michael's studio, his home town disappearing from the landscape, the Rolling Stones and Robert Rauschenberg.  

 Michael Wynne

 Abscess, 6 x 4 feet

Abscess, 6 x 4 feet

 

 Abscess, 6 x 4 feet (detail)

Nick Barbee

ofg - Jeff Zilm

Stopped by Oliver Francis Gallery to check out Jeff Zilm's work. 

The new ofg sinage (so TE).

The exhibition ends March 17th.

Bill Haveron: Baptism by Fire

Stopped by The MAC to see Baptism by Fire a retrospective exhibition for Bill Haveron.

Der-Der Mystification of the Saboteurs, 2002 and Conformo Piglets, 1975 

Two Tourniquets For A Prothesis, 2005 and What's Wrong Thanatos? Got Lead In Your Ass? Guts Fall In The Chit'lin' Pot? Tardy With The Requiem For Oedipus?, 1998 

Bill Haveron
Baptism by Fire
The MAC - Large Gallery
February 25 - March 31

Kevin Ruben Jacobs performing CJ Davis' "Grandson", 2012 at Plush Gallery

A New Kissed Out Red Float Boat

new work by CJ Davis at Plush Gallery.

Plush Gallery 

 CJ has done it again,  he has created a complete new body of work in new media for his latest exhibition at Plush Gallery.   CJ seems to be having a great time making his art and it shows in his latest work.  The gallery was packed most of the evening including his family which flew in for the opening from South Carolina.  Kevin Ruben Jacobs (Oliver Francis Gallery) performed on the hour for one minute (6, 7, 8 and 9pm) for the duration of the opening reception.  Kevin peformed "Grandson" for CJ's mother.

CJ with "A Kissed Out Red Float Boat", 2012

Plush Gallery

February 18 - March 24, 2012

918 Dragon Street • Dallas TX 75207 • 214-915-0925 • info@plushgallery.com