Final Friday from ann

I saw Adrian and Margaret from class tonight at Final Friday. I went to all the galleries on Commerce St, and Shift Space, City Arts and Tangent Lab. Has anyone out there ever made it to all of the galleries in one evening?

I loved the collaborative work of April Scott, Buz Johnson, and Charlotte Martin at the Fiber Studio. Johnson made wonderful vases, urns, bowls and pots from clay, then Martin glazed them in painted designs, and finally, Scott added fibers, shells, beads, and buttons to the vessels. The fibers were minimal and the results were beautifully colored, well porportioned pots with wonderful textures just begging to be touched. On the other hand, "Noise" at the Go Away Garage (in this case, aptly named) was tough for me to handle. A man with an electric guitar in the large room played very LOUD and at times discordant chords while whirling spheres of lights were displayed on two screens. I wanted to try to absorb the images and the experience, but I couldn't because the darkness punctuated with flashing lights and the very loud electric noise made it difficult. The artist's statement was about the some of the difficult and annoying feelings some noises create; so, perhaps this was a successful endeavor. The Jones Gallery had some interesting mixed media pieces by Kevin Kelly that included junk food in the titles. I really like the colors and textures in Cool Ranch Doritos and Aquafresh. Anyway, it was a fun and interesting evening. My son and daughter and their friend came with me and we all found something we really liked. ann PS: Check out the William Kentridge youtube video Monika mentioned.