The Pure Object: An end and a beginning for Roland Thompson
In his new work, interlocking lines of colored metal, with no other compositional elements, Roland Thompson has gone to the core of his aims and has created pure objects.
Ehren Clark
Ehren Clark studied art history at both the University of Utah and the University of Reading in the UK. For a decade he lived in Salt Lake City and worked as a professional writer until his untimely death in 2017.
Global Artists Living Locally
What is exceptional about “Global Artists Living Locally,” an exhibit sponsored by the Utah Refugee Coalition now up in the atrium of Salt Lake’s Main Library, is that it does nothing to stigmatize the nature of the refugees it showcases – rather, it casts each artist in the […]
Gentry Blackburn’s Uniconic Icons
Gentry Blackburn, aka Frosty Darling, returns to her space on Broadway with a series of paintings she calls uniconic icons.
Living Paintings: Maureen O’Hara Ure at Finch Lane
Painted, the artist says, during a period of immense trial and emotional pain, “A Lucky Life” is a surprisingly bright painting. In the bottom left, the bulbous and cuddly figure of a bear plays a game with a lovable cub, the frolicking figures enshrouded in patters of brilliant […]
J. Kirk Richards, an artist compelled
Ehren Clark takes a considered look at the work of J. Kirk Richards, which is on exhibit this month at the St. George Museum of Art.
Michael Hall @ Phillips Gallery
Labyrinths of intersecting lines, weaving through each other and breaking apart, accented by amorphous forms meandering through a canvas that seems weighted to the point of breaking. These are the works of Michael Hall now up at Phillips Gallery. These webs of linear intricacy are extraordinary large canvases […]
Tom Aaron: Pathways to the Land
Tom Aaron’s new works at Nox Contemporary explore the land from many angles.
Justin Wheatley: Through a Glass Brightly
“The painting shows the façade but the work speaks beneath the surface,” says Justin Wheatley about his multi-media paintings, a new batch of which are currently on exhibit at Salt Lake’s 15th Street Gallery. His canvases and sculptures are intricately layered, including subjects such as buildings, homes, and […]
Justin Wheatley at 15th Street Gallery
by Ehren Clark To everything there is a surface, a façade, an outward appearance. With most of life, the truth of the matter is distorted by the façade, by the physicality, limited by what the eye can see that is only an artificial layer to truth. Justin Wheatley’s […]
Wynter Jones: Her Best Foot Forward
As she prepares for a new solo exhibit at Salt Lake’s A Gallery, it is refreshing to hear her Wynter Jones say, ‘I’m not as pissed off as I used to be.’
Limits of Imagination: Gia Whitlock
“Ocean” How does one harness the imagination to the point where it traverses the divide between a free flow of excessive creativity and provocative fine art? Gia Whitlock’s canvases currently on exhibit at Salt Lake’s 15th Street Gallery suggest an answer. A multi-media artist who experiments with materials […]
Sweetness Sells: Heather Barron at Phillips Gallery
Ehren Clark wonders what it is about Heather Barron’s paintings that makes her one of the best-selling artists in town.
Brian Christensen at Finch Lane
A review of Brian Christensen’s exhibit of sculptures and installations at Finch Lane Gallery.
Jeffrey Hale’s Portraits
Ehren Clark sits down with Jeffrey Hale to talk about his approach to portraiture.
Steven Larson: Artist Profile
Even though Steven Larson is one of the most successful young artists in Salt Lake City, he hesitates to allow this designation to define just who he is.
Paynes Gray: Marci Erspamer
Ehren Clark tells us how Marci Erspamer uses one sinewy line of Paynes Gray to connect herself to the world.
