Joy Smith Gallery

Joy-Smiths’ exhibit from November of 2011 was comprised by a photography co-
operative from students at the university of Memphis. The works ranged from bright
and colorful depictions of Mardi Gras parades utilizing unexpected participants, a
photorealistic depiction of an artists grandparents as they ambled through their daily
chores, grocery shopping, haircuts, etc., and abstract images of fruit sea creatures, etc
described with whimsical Latin terminology.

David Lusk

At the david lusk gallery there was a two part exhibit. Near the front they were showing off some sculpture by caroll todd. These were mostly of animals and other figures. The most interesting portion was in the back where there was an exhibit on the artistic process. There were about six different artists who had visually mapped a piece of art from concept to completion, using sketchbooks, study models, references, and other materials to show process.

Dixon Museum

I saw the "Art of Hugo" exhibit at the Dixon museum with art by the illustrator Brian Selznick. His style is a little curvy for my taste but the pencil work that he had on display was pretty amazing regardless of what kind of style you like. Everything was settled on the page with the right strength. Details could be seen on images from more than ten feet away on pages the size of postcards. I'll probably be jealous of his ability to crosshatch for a long long  time. His color work was also pretty amazing. Perfect transitions from light to dark. Very tight vibrant colors.

Jiha Moon

Earlier in the semester I went to the Jiha Moon show at Rhodes. I'm not to sure what to say about her work besides the fact that I didn't know what 2d mixed media art was before seeing it. There was plastic eyeballs secure onto a watercolor painting by oil paint and different colors of glue. All these things would sometimes come together to create a form such as a person or a dragon, but usually they formed abstract shapes.

L Ross Gallery

At the LRoss gallery they were having their winter show that showcases several different artists in several types of media.  Most of the artists were memphians, but as I was looking around a particular set of ceramic birds caught my eye, which were made by a couple in seattle. They were probably my favorite set of pieces I've seen while going to the galleries this semester.