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...reference to Rene Magritte’s classic “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” and from a smouldering cigar; he exposes organic components of heart, bone and vascular tissue in boxed-off frames. The work juxtaposes Homer Simpson with a Renaissance pencil portrait and a photograph of Sigmund Freud with a cartoon of a non-Disneyfied Pinnochio figure. The sheer volume of Bergstein’s icons requires considerable time to parse through his allusions, but close scrutiny rewards the viewer with finely attuned detail...
While Johnson’s collages are far more dense and not nearly as easily decipherable as Bergstein’s lucid imagery, his prints are oddly engrossing for their experimentation with mixed elements. Pencil crayons applied to the Mylar surface produce a visible texture identical to pastels and the medium only lends itself to a finite number of revisions. Ink lines must be removed with rubbing alcohol, which degrades the surface, so Johnson’s pieces must be planned out ahead of time. There is a comforting symmetry to much of the work, and subtle humor throughout?...
Participants also ate lunch together at Lowell House, using paper and pencil to convey messages. Vow-takers broke their silence together at a rally in the Leverett...
...PRESS From the Ever-Shrinking-Printer Department: Panasonic's SV-P10 mini color thermal printer ($220) is roughly the size of an electric pencil sharpener and weighs just 6.5 oz. But it can print out 45 snapshot-size images on a single rechargeable battery. Share your pics with fellow adventurers right on the spot, or crank out cute postcards...
...colored-pencil drawings are part of a nationwide travelling exhibit which leaves Harvard today. Entitled “Innocence Under Fire,” the exhibit is sponsored by the Society of Arab Students (SAS) and is organized by the Chicago-based Palestinian arts council al-Phan...