art REviews

 

ART & BILLS
August 3rd, 2002
Review by Nathan Thorin

   While my participation in this event lends a certain bias to review, it
also illustrates my dedication to its importance. Art & Bills on August 3rd
at the old Firestone building on Main Street was the first in a series of
events coordinated by Springfield Arts and Living. Its concept is
facilitating the free flow of connection between artist and patron by showing
the direct relationship they share. The titles next to each piece of the
twenty or so artists that participated also bore the price of a bill incurred
by each artist. Buy some art, pay an artists bill. Easy enough, eh?
  At least ten bills were paid on this rainy August day, and several hundred
people braved the weather to show their support. If you missed it, or hope to
pick up a piece that you saw at the first show, stop by the Art & Bills
outreach show in front of Theatre Jacksonville at the San Marco Fall Arts
Festival September 21st. And stay tuned for more events by SAL in the future.

For more info and photos visit SAL at:
www.springfieldartsandliving.com
 

   In case you missed it...

   Summer has been swampy and the usual tepid temperature, but that didn't stop
a few great art events from taking place.

   The third Trinity show took place at Infinity. This was the wrap-up to the
cycle of underground exhibitions. Trinity III featured Max Michaels, Shaun Thurston, and
Nathan Thorin. Each artist had their own styles, separate sections, and music by Curse
Mackey's ASP crew, Nazz Mazlo, and Alex Pagan bringing a unique ambience to
each room. Will the Trinity continue after three shows? Possibly, but look
for it to take on a completely new cycle.

   The wrap up party just took place for Mactruque's Tightrope Rumors, and if
you missed it, you missed out. This was one of the largest exhibitions of new
work by Mac that has yet taken place and garnered him quite a bit of positive
attention. Viewers were treated to a lot of development on previous styles,
as well as experimentations with quite a few very vivid and unique abstract
expressions unseen in other Mactruque displays.
 


Shaun Thurston's work at Trinity III