ART

BRENT OZAETA at The Public Trust // by Todd Camplin In 1879, Benjamin Henry Day Jr. developed a printing technique that uses dots to reproduce a photograph or illustration. The Ben-Day dots were low-cost and later adapted for color print in advertisements, newspapers, and comic books in the mid-twentieth century. Artists like Sigmar Polke, Roy Lichtenstein, and Gerald Laing used this small detail of...

MICHAEL CORRIS at Liliana Bloch Gallery // by Todd Camplin I have always admired the craziness of the Dadaist. They were extremely reactionary to the political and social insanity of the first world war. When critics came out to declare in the 1960’s a Neo-Dada movement, they seemed to forget the original roots of Dada. Sure the surface of Robert Rauschenberg’s and Jasper Johns’ resembled Dada,...

If you’re looking for a calm before the storm of “DFW Art Month,” then I would recommend two shows to visit. First, take yourself away on a trip to the quiet abstraction of boats and the sea wave. At least many of David Aylsworth’s paintings seemed to visually reference the nautical theme. For a further strip down show of pure colors and white rectangles, head over to see Jeffrey Cortland Jones’...

BENJAMIN TERRY +  MICHELLE THOMAS RICHARDSON Generally, solo shows are made up of art on the walls or floors and consist of the new body of an artist’s work. But in Benjamin Terry’s case, the whole space has been considered. He has painted the walls and floor yellow. Then he has placed five paintings, not on the walls, but raw wood pedestals. Or in one case, hanging off the top edge of a wall. The...

LANCE LETSCHER at Conduit Gallery / by Todd Camplin Think of an artist that has been plugging away in relative obscurity, then finally reaches a level of deserved recognition. It seems that Lance Letscher is having that moment. Shows have been opening up to him in the US and across the Atlantic. He has been featured in a film about him and his process. This weekend will be the end of his show at...

IT'S A NEW YEAR OF ART IN DALLAS! by Todd Camplin It is a new year and with this time of renewal, I would like to lament about a few shows coming or came down in January before I preview some exciting new shows for you to get out and see. On January 2nd, a powerful show of masks was up at Liliana Bloch Gallery. With the season so busy, my intended write-up of Alicia Henry's work just got away from...

KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR MFA SHOWS! by Todd Camplin If you’re a beginning art collector, a gallerist, or someone that wants to see the next up and coming artists; then you should keep an eye out for MFA shows. The Metroplex has several MFA programs that create focused artists who are already making a cultural impact. TCU, UNT, TWU, UTD, UTA, UDallas, and SMU all have Master of Fine Arts programs in some...

EAST TEXAS IS BINGE-WATCHING ANDY WARHOL by Todd Camplin East Texas is binge-watching Andy Warhol. Last year the Tyler Museum of Art had the exhibition titled Andy Warhol: Screen Prints & Snapshots which lasted for three months and just came down. Now the Longview Museum of Fine Arts has their presentation of Warhol in a show titled Rediscovering Andy Warhol. And if you saw the Tyler show, I urge...

PAPER INTO SCULPTURE   at Nasher Sculpture Center A paper napkin performs its duty by wiping away sauce from a fast food meal. Paper makes up the books we read over a lazy summer evening. Paper in art is supposed to be flat and contain just a sketch for a more ambitious project. Yet many contemporary artists use paper as a means to create an artwork as finished and important as an oil painting or...

JOHNNA RENA' GUILLORY at Michelson Museum of Art by Todd Camplin The past few weeks have been pretty rough. I haven’t ventured far from my East Texas studio to see shows. The season has got me down but not out. So I thought I might go to something in Marshall Texas. They have a little visual art center located next to the Michelson Museum of Art. Usually the black carpeted walls on large panels are...