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500x Open Show 2008: Something Made Easy

From Kerin Arn's several large prisma color genitalia to the subtle humor in the way the members arranged the works, this years 500x Open Invitational Show was a well hung show indeed. Wandering through I could see logical groupings of the works and got a chuckle when I saw some safari photographs adjacent to a painting of a boy hunting a lion with a pellet gun.

The show had a lot of large colorful high impact pieces that looked very good at first glance. When I had the time to come back later, some of the larger pieces I liked initially lost their appeal. Never the less there was a lot of good work to be seen at this show. Bill Barter had a piece in the show "Orange Curve" my wife and I loved but the photo did not turn out. Below are some of my other favorites.

Bryan Gooding "Prayer at an End"

I have seen several of Bryan's works now and I always enjoy them. His assemblages are generally tough to photograph well since they are very three dimensional.

James Lassen "DSCN 1222"

Lassen's painting grabbed me when I saw it upstairs. It reminds me of when I lived in Deep Ellum and haunted various seedy establishments down there for many years. The title implies he painted it from a digital picture, it would be interesting to see if this is part of a series.

Samantha B. Blaydes "Listen: See: Speak"

Samantha's dry point on cloth triptych caught my eye. The red stitching is just right. While I have seen this theme done before, this work is well executed. She had a nice lino cut print "agony" downstairs as well.

Meili Peterson "Roman Sky"

Having obsessed over the sky the better part of last year I was drawn to this piece. The color in this work is great and the grid format works for me.

Nathan Porterfield "Throne" part of a triptych

Nathan Porterfield "Throne" grew on me over time. When I first saw the triptych it bugged me a little. I kept coming back to it though and it eventually won me over. The subject matter is quirky and great at the same time. His attention to detail and white space is immaculate. My photo of all three together did not turn out.

Todd Champlain "World Storm"

Camplin's "World Storm" is a really interesting pen and ink piece with fine detail.

Jennifer Pilon " Viruh:Thrust "

I loved the volumetric negative space of Pilon's piece. Not quite as fond of the scrunching at the very bottom of this work but overall it is very nice.

Loretta Gonzalez "Love Your Self"

"Love Your Self" was my wife's second favorite piece behind Bill Barter's. This work is a fun one and the captions on each tile are worth reading.

The show runs through the 1st of June so check it out before it is down. Its definitely worth seeing.

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