interjections

Monochrome planes of color somehow affect time; they bring
about a dreamlike mood that seems to slow down time.

- Anish Kapoor

art current: Freddy LaFage at Perimeter

Co-owner Freddy LaFage currently has some splendid paintings on view at Chase's Daily's Perimeter Gallery in Belfast.

http://freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=17560&TM=59837.37

Portland Phoenix: Xiaoze Xie at Bates

Xiaoze Xie shows an excellent collection of mostly paintings but also videos, drawings, and installations at the Bates College Museum of Art. The paintings are exquisitely conceived and executed, yet unsettling in their implications.

http://portland.thephoenix.com/arts/133962-‘amplified-moments-of-power-and-knowledge/

art current: Dialogue with Dyan Berk

Mixed-media artist Dyan Berk shares her thoughts on juggling art, work, and life in general.

http://freepressonline.com/main.asp?SectionID=50&SubSectionID=72&ArticleID=17324&TM=57335.72