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Tuesday, 08 April 2003 18:00 |
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This year’s Rock Island Fine Arts Exhibition is quite a bit different from last year’s show. That’s not surprising, because the exhibit will depend on the likes and dislikes of the juror. Last year, I recall more cutting-edge artwork, while this year there is more symbolism and whimsy. |
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Tuesday, 25 March 2003 18:00 |
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One of the most important things I noticed about the current exhibit at MidCoast Gallery West was what I didn’t see. The exhibit features more than 30 works by nine women, but there is nothing in or about the show to draw your attention to the artists’ sex. |
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Tuesday, 04 March 2003 18:00 |
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Spiritual elements run through the current show at Quad City Arts in The District of Rock Island, with two artists interested in the idea of a life-force connection. The exhibit features paintings by David Murray and intaglio prints by Katie Kiley and runs through March 22. |
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Tuesday, 21 January 2003 18:00 |
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The idea of cultural identity is tricky, and finding a cohesive means to express the guiding principles of being an American in the utterly subjective realm of artistic interpretation is impossible.
Even though an “American experience” shared by all of us who live in the United States is difficult to conceive, the current exhibit at the Davenport Museum of Art (with the name The American Experience) seeks to portray a version of our nationhood through visual art. |
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Monday, 23 December 2002 18:00 |
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Elizabeth Shriver strives for beauty, while Steve Banks tries to achieve ugly. She works in ceramics and is into natural shapes, while he works in two-dimensional painting and collages and is into unnatural shapes. |
