John Ruskin never slept with his wife. So one of the most enduring stories of the man goes. Yes, he authored Modern Painters (1843), a treatise of ardor and appreciation for a new kind of painter, typified in the work…
SHIFTING SHAPES1. Some Magicians Are Like Sculptors Pinwheel, you are a talisman guiding the light of astral bodies: save it up and blast the bad rays back to space. Backspace. Back up. You cultivate a telic chakra in your cyclone…
EXIT 1 ↗ The entire history of America is based on rediscovering what has already been found. Picture yourself, late for work, searching for your car keys and eyeglasses only to hear the Hyundai exhaling exhaust fumes out back in…
Last week, I posted a sneak peek of some of my sketchbooks, which I looked through for the first time (in too long) while packing up my studio for a cross country move. It’s amazing what you stumble across when…
Welcome to Studio Sessions with our guest this episode, Caitlin Masley. Caitlin earned a BFA from West Virginia University, an MFA from the University of Arizona, and is currently pursuing a Master’s in Design and Urban ecologies from Parsons in…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Thursday August 15 RISD, 212 Union Street, Providence, RI Art Twerk:RISD Fletcher Open…
“Poïesis is etymologically derived from the ancient Greek term ποιέω, which means “to make”. This word, the root of our modern “poetry”, was first a verb, an action that transforms and continues the world. Neither technical production nor creation…
What a way to start the beginning of our second year back in the city! Big Red & Shiny has been voted winner of the Boston A-List’s ‘Best Local Blog’ category in a poll presented by City Voter and WGBH.…
One of the many joys in New England living is the palpable sense of history in all of the region’s best urban spaces. The inconveniences of slender alleyways and tightly packed neighborhoods are forgiven because these features, seemingly anachronistic to…
There is one really nice thing about moving: as you pack your things, you get a thorough look at everything you own. You unearth things you haven’t seen in months or years, and stumble across items you thought were lost…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Thursday August 8 Harold Feinstein, Coney Island Teenagers, 1949. Courtesy of Panopticon…
Believe it or not, An Enduring Vision was an exhibition catalog before it ever reached the Herb Ritts Gallery, published by the MFA in 2011. And it was part and parcel of a collection of some 6,000 photographs before being…
This First Friday, the ICA Boston holds a special event inspired beach boardwalks. Make sure to see the work on view in Barry McGee which comes down on Sept. 2 and check out the new exhibitions Steve Locke: there’s no…
I visited the Philadelphia Art Alliance this past Spring and saw “The Tool at Hand,” a traveling exhibition in which sixteen artists were asked to make a piece using only one tool. It was an interesting idea for a show.…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Tuesday July 30 deCordova Sculpture Park and Museum, 51 Sandy Pond Road, Lincoln,…
Welcome to Studio Sessions, this time with guest Jennifer Schmidt. Jennifer earned her BA in Studio Art and Art History from the University of Delaware in 1997, her MFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1999,…
Title: “Limbic” Artist: Kathryn Parker Almanas Exhibit: Pre-Existing Condition Gallery: Yellow Peril Gallery There are only seven photographs in the first gallery, but they pack a punch to the gut. The immediate response upon walking through the door is…
In her June 11 post, former Inside Out contributor Katrina Umber posted images of books that have shaped her artistic thinking. It’s a beautiful post, and such a treat to have a window into the creative thinking of someone else.…
The MIT List Visual Arts Center recently launched an audio guide for its public art collection that focuses on 51 notable works and offers varied insights into the collection. When visiting the mostly outdoor collection in person, each of these…
Every week, BR&S picks out a series of gallery events, screenings, exhibitions, performances. Here are our choices for you to go & see this week: • Events Friday July 26* Lauren O’Neal, The Earnest Contingent Nave Gallery, 155 Powder House…