Small is The New Big
Bringing together more than fifty artists in one exhibition might seem a little chaotic, especially when their backgrounds and practices are as diverse as the artists included here. Acrylics, oils, pastels, charcoal, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, metalsmithing – there are more disciplines here than in highschool art class. Yet Small is the New Big has an […]
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Bringing together more than fifty artists in one exhibition might seem a little chaotic, especially when their backgrounds and practices are as diverse as the artists included here. Acrylics, oils, pastels, charcoal, sculpture, drawing, ceramics, metalsmithing - there are more disciplines here than in highschool art class. Yet Small is the New Big has an interesting cohesiveness to it, some kind of organic through line that makes it all work in flowing harmony. Size definitely matters and the smaller the better.
Image: Helen Poyser, Shark 2