“Metallic Dream,” Lee Deffebach, 1986. Once they were our Young Turks, upending the establishment, smashing the windows of a staid and conservative artistic world with new styles, techniques and ideas. Because they found a home in Phillips Gallery, they thrived, determining the tastes of a generation of Utah […]
Ann Poore has been a writer, editor and art critic in Utah for many years. She was also a personal friend of Salt Lake City artist Lee Deffebach, who passed away last year. In recognition of the exhibition of Deffebach’s work at Phillips Gallery this month, as well as […]
“Most serious artists have experienced the surprise situation. The artist tries to express an idea, and it just doesn’t jell. He may work for hours, days, weeks. Then, just as he reaches an impasse, the whole thing comes into focus, the work appears on the canvas or paper […]
“Is this art?” Have you ever asked yourself this question? “But that’s not art!” Does this declaration sound familiar? If so, you may want to pack your lunch this Friday and join the Salt Lake County Art Collection Committee’s new panel discussion, “Art Too! Art Not!” This new […]
A flurry of visual art activity has blown into Utah along with the hundreds of thousands of international visitors coming to the Wasatch Front for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games. Whether part of the official Cultural Olympiad or part of the vibrant local art world jockeying for […]
