SHOOTING GALLERY - PARK LIFE
08.16.08
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The Shooting Gallery: Yumiko Kayukawa - Japanese Wolf.
Comment by AB: Yumiko Kayukawa has seen and done more than practically anyone who has ever lived. How does she do it? She creates her own realities and then paints herself into 'em. It's that simple and no more complicated. This time around, she frolics with the likes of bears, whales, bisons, and more. Then she takes a break to sit on top of the world with a tiger. Some people have all the fun.
Art by Yumiko Kayukawa. Art. Yumiko Kayukawa (center). Art. Art. Art. Drunk teddy bear passed out in the alley behind the gallery.
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Park Life: Ian Johnson - Other Rooms/Other Songs.
Comment by AB: No one immortalizes jazz greats quite like Ian Johnson; he makes it look so easy, delivering homage after homage, all equally satisfying and energized. They're so good, you can almost hear the music. In addition to paintings, the show features a starburst painted wall with an itsy bitsy video screen at the center where you can watch vintage virtuoso performances.
Note to readers: I include my finger span in occasional images to scale the paintings. Thumb to index finger measures approximately 6 1/2 inches.
Art by Ian Johnson. Art. Ian Johnson. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Art. Starburst. At the center of the starburst.
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