But you usually can't see the dangerous part
“Floating Island’’ (oil and mixed media on paper), by Kata Hull, in the group show of New England artists titled “Cool” at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Aug. 22.
The gallery says:
“Chilly, poised, nerveless, refreshing, brilliant. This exhibition features art work that helps everyone cool of in the heat of the summer.’’
‘Are melted into air’
From Jennifer Day’s show “Vapors,’ June 30-Aug. 1, at Bromfield Gallery, Boston. The show consists of black-and-white paintings that explore how liquids, mist and light interact. Ms. Day is based in Newburyport.
Prospero’s soliloquy in Shakespeare’s The Tempest:
Our revels now are ended. These our actors,
As I foretold you, were all spirits, and
Are melted into air, into thin air:
And like the baseless fabric of this vision,
The cloud-capp'd tow'rs, the gorgeous palaces,
The solemn temples, the great globe itself,
Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
And, like this insubstantial pageant faded,
Leave not a rack behind. We are such stuff
As dreams are made on; and our little life
Is rounded with a sleep.
The Custom House Maritime Museum, in Newburyport
“Hunter in the Meadows of Old Newburyport, Massachusetts” (c. 1873), by Alfred Thompson Bricher. The scene seems to be near the Little River. Route 1 (aka Boston Post Road) had an overlook easily accessible to artists. In the far right can be seen the ridge along the Merrimack River over which High Street runs. Cattle have been turned into the marsh for pasture, a practice still allowed on some marsh farms of the area in the late 19th Century.
Use what you can
“Untitled 2101” (kozo, flax, tarleton, wire), by Vivian Pratt, in her show “Transforming Fibers,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through May 2.
Get out of town
“Dreaming (detail) (acrylic and collage), by Carla Munsat, in her show “Escape,’’ through May 2 at Bromfield Gallery, Boston
And waiting for you to leave
“Mighty Aphrodite” (mixed media), by Brookline, Mass., artist Martin R. Anderson, now at Bromfield Gallery, Boston
With a population of about 59,00, Brookline is the most populous municipality in Massachusetts to have a town (rather than city) form of government.
Niche, the ranking and review Web site, placed Brookline as the best place to live in Massachusetts and the 10th best in America.
Brookline was first settled in 1638 as a hamlet of Boston; it was incorporated as a separate town in 1705.
Looking for a bed
“The Midnight Caller 3’’ (cloth and floss), by Cambridge-based Liz Doles, in her show “The Midnight Caller and Other Stories,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Jan. 31. Her pictures incorporate clothing labels, remnants and other scraps.
Right after the winter flood
“Spring Flood” (graphite, ink, gouache and acrylic on paper), by Emily Leonard Trenholm, in her Jan. 1-30 show at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, entitled “Painting in the Woods’’ The show is inspired by the the abandoned feldspar quarry behind her home, in Brunswick, Maine.
Perched on crystallized, white feldspar is an upright aquamarine crystal.
In a broken world
“Fusion of Work and Dream No. 1’’ (mixed media) by Barb Cone, in her show “The Fusion of Work and Dream (construction of broken things),’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Nov. 1.
Uncertain how much but definitely rising
“Uncertain Waters,’’ by Robin Levandov, in her show “Unreal Estates,’’ Nov. 6-27 at Bromfield Gallery, Boston. The paintings are of imaginary landscapes.
Organ under siege
“Fragile” (mixed media relief), by Vivian Pratt, in the group show "Breathe" at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Nov. 1. The show explores the many cultural and aesthetic meanings of breath, which, given COVID-19, seems particularly important now.
City planning
“space created by things” (gouache on paper), by Jessica Poser, in her show “Available Distances,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston for September. The gallery describes the show as “interactions with paint and paper, near and far, the living and the dead.’’
See:
bromfieldgallery.com
Resilient nature
From Linda Klein’s show “Nature Defiant,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, Sept. 4-27. She explains:
“The content of this exhibit continues the direction I began in my 2004 exhibit, ‘Excess,’ about which I wrote, ‘My paintings and drawings came out of a conscious awareness of my anxiety about where we are going in our world.’
“Unlike the anxiety that I expressed in that exhibit, this work is devoted to celebrating the resilience of nature and enacting nature’s desire to assert itself through forms that derive from nature itself and flourish in the human imagination as it creates the forms of things unknown. When I began this process, many months ago, no one could have predicted the pandemic that has caused us all to pause. I too sometimes forget that we share this world with many life forms, unseen or ignored, until they assert themselves and demand my attention.’’
See:
https://www.lindakleinart.com/
and:
bromfieldgallery.com
Crashing with color
“Ambush, Tang Tabu’’ (acrylic on canvas), by Lexington, Mass.-based, in the show “SIZZLE!’’, through Aug. 30 at Bromfield Gallery, Boston.
See:
https://www.bromfieldgallery.com/
and:
https://amanthatsaros.com/
'Between intention and accident'
“Introvert” (archival pigment print), by Daniel Feldman, in show “Commotion,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through March 1. The show features digital works in which, the gallery says, elements “vibrate between intention and accident.’’
Daniel Feldman, Introvert, 2018, archival pigment print, 36" x 29".
From February 5 through March 1, Bromfield Gallery presents "Commotion" by Daniel Feldman, digital works in which elements vibrate between intention and accident; and "Plus One," showcasing guest artists invited by Bromfield Gallery artists. The opening reception is Friday, February 7, from 6:00𔃆:30 p.m
Fragile art, fragile planet
“Earth” (handbuilt colored porcelain, unglazed), by Cary Rapaport, at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Feb. 2
Accidental electronic art
“Broken Television 300” (unique digital print), in Patty deGrandpre’s show “Broken Television,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Dec. 1. The show presents digital prints of bad TV signals.
Torn politics
Detail from “The Unraveling” (cotton knit and polyester fabrics), by Adrienne Sloane, in her show “Topical Fiber Work” (responses to current politics), at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Dec. 1
Memory in black and white
“Meteor Shower’’ (linoleum cut/collage), in Julia Talcott’s show “On the Night You Were Born,’’ an exhibition of relief prints exploring landscape and memory, at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Oct. 27.
When we think of linoleum, we think of the ‘50s….
Trying to go with the flow
“All I want is to be the river though I return again and again to the clouds. (detail) (etching, paper, fabric, mahogany), by Nancy Diessner, in the show “Memory, rivers and urban debris,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, in October.
Better take the elevator
“Spiral Staircase’’ (archival inkjet print), by Daniel Feldman, in the two-person show with Betsyann Duval entitled “More Light,’’ at Bromfield Gallery, Boston, through Sept. 29.
The gallery says:
“The famous last words uttered by Goethe on his deathbed, ‘More Light,’ has been interpreted imaginatively in this exhibition marking the beginning of autumn.’’