T for two

Hey Beautiful People! I put together a slide show of some of the shots I took at the Mr. T. Rocks opening--it was crowded and I didn't manage to document the entire show, unfortunately. All the more reason to come on down and see it for yourself! As expected, most people approached the subject matter with some humor, but many of the artists turned to portraiture like this nice gangsta piece by Ryan Berkley. Click here to see more images from the show.

On the other end of the alphabet spectrum, I happened to catch another show last week at Oregon College of Art and Craft of contemporary letterpress work. If you are a fan of this medium, make sure you get up there--definitely not your typical letterpress work in many ways. Among my favorites were this piece by a woman I went to OCAC with, Rachel Wiecking. It's called "Of Bees." Click on the image to enlarge it--it's a very intricate piece that begs you to spend time looking.

I also was very fond of this installation by Heather Green that paired tiny oil paintings with stacks of type. The piece is called "The Burden of Buoyancy" and is about a lifelong relationship she has had with the headland of La Cholla near Puerto Penasco, Mexico. Apparently, she's in the process of creating a virtual museum of the region.