This painting is like sliding down a glacier. It stings. Arctic air clasps your neck but you lean into the burning pain. A flash of blue and shard of black. Arms up. Hands waving away the sunlight as you descend into a blinding tunnel. I hope we never reach the bottom. This is Arboretum Present … Continue reading Dogwood
Martin Puryear
Have you ever wanted to crawl into a piece of art? A flattened whisk. The skeleton of a melted broom. Whatever it is, I wanted to be closer to it. Lever #2 by Martin Puryear is one of the first things you see when entering Generation: A History of Black Abstract Art. I kept circling … Continue reading Martin Puryear
Amy Sherald
This is Planes, rockets, and the spaces in between by Amy Sherald. It's currently on display at the Baltimore Museum of Art. I like the color palette and the shadows. The tufts of smoke stacked beneath the rocket. Barefoot spectators. Could you look away from a machine hurtling into the sky? What would pull your … Continue reading Amy Sherald
The Jam 