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...While White??s observations of the horrors of suburban America have validity, her work is stronger when she steps away from her crusade. Paintings that have nothing to do with suburban life, such as “Pigeons” and “Nude,” are the show’s strength. “Pigeons,” done in gray tones, is a very simple painting of pigeons searching for food. But the detail of the birds and their arrangement on the paper make it stand out. White depicts only a few full...
...True to White??s claim, the paintings and titles in this exhibition are simple, but suggest complex implications. The first painting in the show is entitled “Headstone.” This wordless gray mass is shocking at first because of its placement in the show. It immediately sets the morbid tone that White wants—she suggests that life, creativity and energy are dead in the suburbs. The final paintings in this 20-painting exhibit is “Suburbia”. The green-on-green arrangement of mini cookie-cutter houses, lined...
...that layer with another color and again placed more Band-Aids in a design on the paper. When she was done applying all of the colors in the piece, she removed the Band-Aids, revealing a multi-colored drawing. Although there are no Band-Aids on any finished drawings, White??s use of Band-Aids is clear in her work—the tiny holes, soft padding and distinctive rounded corners can be identified in almost every painting...
...show itself is imaginative and creative, unlike the idea behind it. The suburbs, like all areas in America, clearly have their faults, but White??s method of illuminating these faults seems counter-productive. She proves, through her work, that suburban America in fact does not stifle creativity. With nothing but paper, paint and a box of Band-Aids, White-—a suburbanite herself—has created fascinating works...