~ ~ Thomas Hudson studio journal ~ ~
At first sight, I was underwhelmed by Brinsley Tyrrell's show, Ohio Lands Forever, at Busta. The large-format pieces with their electric colors and ropey splatters struck me as gimmicky and shrill. Tyrrell's enamel on steel…
The collaborative team of Nicholas Kahn and Richard Selesnick recently filled the Galleries at Cleveland State U. with posters, postcards, and photos from their magical world of speculative fiction and false history--Truppe Fledermaus and the…
I attended the annual Cleveland Museum of Art Staff Exhibition the other day. Like last year, the show is in the museum's lower level by the parking garage. Unlike last year when renovations forced traffic…
The Cuban-born, Cleveland-based artist Augusto Bordelois is showing some striking works at Cleveland State U. The exhibition, titled "Based on a True Story," is filled with large-format paintings full of bold colors and simple shapes…
Just now there is a lot of news and information about O'Sickey. The Canton Museum of Art is hosting an exhibition of his work through July 21, and the Bonfoey Gallery's exhibition runs through the…
Stephen Pentak has responded by email to my review of his exhibition at the Bonfoey Gallery last fall. Because my readers might be interested in the exchange, Mr. Pentak has generously agreed to let me…
The contemporary figurative artist Eric Fischl has written, with the aid of Michael Stone, his autobiography--Bad Boy: My Life On and Off the Canvas. Because Fischl's work stands to the side of several currents in…
The works in Virgie Ezelle Patton's show at William Busta span the last two decades. That's a lot of time to cover in a typical exhibition, but not enough time for a retrospective, especially for…
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