Philip Barlow doesn’t want to be pigeonholed, boxed in as this kind of painter or that kind. The 80-years-young artist says he keeps “one foot in the box and the other outside – exploring the unexplored.” That’s why, in his exhibit this month at Phillips Gallery, you’ll see a few moody landscapes, some narrative still...
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West Side Story: TRAX’s Art in Transit
As the new light rail line to the airport opens this month, we can learn a lot about our Westside neighbors through the public art installed at TRAX stations. In fact, 15 Bytes and Salt Lake City Arts Council, in partnership with Salt Lake Gallery Stroll, invite you to take a stroll via TRAX on...
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Photographic Luddites
Today, it’s easy for even the average, low-tech, untrained person to take a nice photograph. With a point-and-shoot digital camera. With a telephone. With an iPad. So, why in the world would professional photographers approach their art in the most challenging ways – using ancient technology, handling stinky chemicals, and working with homemade or bulky...
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Horizon Lines: Scott Blaser at Patrick Moore Gallery
Scott Blaser, a Utah native now living in London, will bring his paintings and prints back to his home state for an exhibition at Patrick Moore Gallery, November 10 -30.
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The Breakfast Club
Sue Martin stops in for pancakes with a group of artists who hold informal gatherings and parking lot critiques, showing this month at 15th Street Gallery.
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Alpine Art’s Best in Show
We love our furry friends. Pedigreed pooch or rescued mutt, feisty feline or handsome horse – pets come in all shapes, sizes, and species, and artists participating in this month’s exhibit at Alpine Art capture pets’ personalities in paint and photography. Read about the exhibit in the June 2012 edition of 15 Bytes.
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Local Colors’ Sugarhouse Vibe
This ever-changing gallery featuring local art may be in its best location yet – well placed to participate in now-monthly Sugarhouse art strolls on second Fridays.
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Saans becomes Arete
After owning Saans Gallery for nearly a year and a half Jaron Horrocks is finally making the business his own. The name will be changing – to Arete Creative – and so will the format of the business. It’s still all about photography, but now . . . Read more in the April 2012 edition...
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Alpine Art’s 24 x 24
A look at Alpine Art's upcoming 24 x 24 exhibit, a group exhibition of photographs documenting the first twenty-four hours of 2012.
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Amber Heaton
In this month’s edition Sue Martin interviews Amber Heaton as she prepares her installation for the Friends of Friends show at the GARFO. Read the full article HERE. COMMENT BELOW
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Sherri Belassen
The bright colors and stylized subjects of Belassen’s paintings are emotionally evocative. When asked to do a series of flower paintings for a children’s hospital in Phoenix, she did seven different types of flowers that were supposed to make people happy. For her — and she hopes for her viewers — accuracy is not so...
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Mural Art
“Ever wonder how artists work on giant “canvases,” like the sides of buildings, whole rooms, or gymnasiums? Start to finish, it’s a process that not only involves art, but also fundraising, negotiations, diplomacy, and problem solving. This I learned from Kim Martinez, who teaches a course in mural painting at the University of Utah, and...
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Hanging Art
Feature: Hints & TipsHanging Art The “Rules” and When to Break Themby Sue Martin Just as taste for art is individual and subjective, so is the arrangement of art on a wall. However, if you lack confidence in your own judgment when hammering nails into a nice clean wall, it may help to know the...
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Back to School
Feature: Hints & Tips Back to School by Sue Martin Call me crazy, but I dream of going back to school — this time to earn a BFA in painting. I already have B.A. and M.A. degrees in speech and drama, but acting and directing are no longer my passions. I want to paint really...
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