The Troll, the Builder and Lots of Beer Bottles

Hi- First off, Emily, love the envelopes. What a creative and humorous outlet for your talents. Secondly, Wed's exhibit was worth facing down the Troll at the art museum entrance. Imagine the nerve of art students going to an art museum to look at art!

I loved everything that Duegaw had on the wall- from the drawings, the poems and finished pieces. I could have spent hours longer looking at Fisch Hause Studies. What I love about this work, and didn't notice till looking at it in person, was all the areas of unpainted drywall used in the composition and how they seamlessly blend in with the rest of the colors and images. Also, you can really see the difference in the heights of all the the constructed pieces. Sometimes, they have smooth edges and sometimes they have rough. (Kind of like the real life images he captures so well.) I love the lines from the original drawings, the graffiti , use of text, notes, etc. on the drywall. Not only do many of his works actually depict an artist's loft/studio, but the works give off this vibe all on their own. I think Royce Smith nailed it (no pun intended) when he wrote in the brochure intro that Duegaw's work serves to, ". . . salvage and reassemble the fragments of everydayness and exceptionality."

You really do have to look more than once to absorb all that is going on in these images. Then you are rewarded with with noticing extra lines, shadows, ephemera and humor. I love the cut outs in Two Rooms with Insufficient Light. I also like how the artist drew a gun right on top of an ACE Hardware bag. The accompanying sketches were really interesting and those along with the film of Dewgaw creating his art really gave insight into his creative process. Finally, I have also been thinking about Outside Kent's Studio with the Elevator Light Left On. His frames with textured paint, lines, lines, lines, lines, different woods and under drawings are all things to ponder over- at least for me.