Word: paintingsã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...seventh and eighth paintings??which portray a man and a woman drawing blood by pricking the palms of their hands with nails—are by far the best works of the small exhibition. The turbaned man, who has a tiny pager stuck in his belt, has a slightly smug turn of the mouth. His drops create a perfect ring of circles where they fall. By contrast, the drops of the woman, who looks a bit more uncertain, splash in midair and fail to form a pattern. This suggests a subtle statement about the uncertain role of women...
...creation, each work in this show integrates this central notion of the fine line between the two traditions of art. The exhibition succeeds in its didactic intentions: It is relevant and easily understandable, but not so obvious as to be shallow. Perhaps its greatest strength is in allowing these paintings??each so different in style, and each powerful enough to stand alone—to come together, to seem connected, to take on new meaning through association...
...Arts at Boston University for 20 years, Ablow has, for much of his career, devoted himself to the still life, finding in simple objects—the bowl, the cloth, the tableboth—the abstract and the specific. Ablow’s show of “Recent Paintings?? at the Pucker Gallery in Boston is a testament both to his innovation and his artistic stamina...
Joseph Ablow’s “Recent Paintings?? will be on view at the Pucker Gallery (171 Newbury Street, Boston) through May 23. For more information, please see www.puckergallery.com...
Anthony Apesos’ “Osiris Paintings?? will be on view at the Gallery in the Newton Free Library through April 29. For more information, please call...