Rebecca Cristante

Sometimes a piece of art just reaches out and trips you, knocking you down to your knees. You can try to explain it away with color theory or composition or look for the answers between the lines of a clever artist statement. And while we've yet to understand the mechanics of how an artist can weave a piece of their humanity so mysteriously into a canvas or a rusty piece of sheet metal that it can survive generations to look back at your humanity in this way, I do know that it only works if you see the piece in person. This screen is a filter for blocking whatever that "feeling" is.
Ronald Lockett (1965–1998)

"It's never been so entertaining to be poor."
Besides the gas it took me to drive two hours, the $3 it costs to park ALL DAY in downtown (I'm sure there were free spots, but not knowing the area well, I chose to pay), everything in these photos were FREE to see.
I did want to finish reading this book, so I ordered a second hand copy online (sorry Barnes and Noble).📖
(Also, I wish I knew more about the ingredients and printing process that made gold ink on leather look this good after 300 years...)
Thankyou, Birmingham 🩵

Happy birthday
and Happy Aries Season to those of us who celebrate ♈!
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This Saturday, April 18, join us for The Aries Show: a group exhibition featuring artists Kat Ivey, JJ Garrison, Viviana Barreto, Justine Rubin, and Rebecca Cristante.
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6 to 10 at Sycamore Place Gallery
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LIVE music by Tom McGill and Ana Balka
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Hope to see some of you there!