In our November 2011 edition of 15 Bytes Tom Alder took a look at the mystery of Florence Truelson, an eccentric Utah artist of the first half of the twentieth century. As Tom reported, the builder of a unique house on the west side of town – known […]
You could call him the Candy Man. A fine artist who paints appealing confections with many layers of meaning, Kent Christensen sells his work at a gallery in London, at Williams Fine Art in Salt Lake City, and splits his time between a small apartment in New York City and a stunning, light-filled home he built at Sundance five years ago.
Wayne Kimball’s current exhibit at the Covey Center for the Arts, Things Put Together By Hand Without Instructions In A Basement, is a realm of broken and ruined antiquity, birds, timepieces, and fragmented body parts. The viewer, left equally without instruction, is invited to piece it altogether, a […]
You stand in the center of four large screens. Angled to surround you, each screen offers a different perspective of a rocky desert landscape. From a single perspective of rock emerge, one by one, four women dressed in Old West, 19th-century costume: a spirited, blue-clad pioneer, a fierce […]
If these lingering autumns— where the clocks change before the leaves do, children solicit candy sans parka, and the first real snow tarries long enough to come as dressing on the turkey — if they are the West’s new reality, then Connie Borup is the painter to sing […]
A review of Troy Hunter’s light-enfused photography at uaf gallery.
A review of Joy Nunn’s Passers-by at Art at the Main.
A survivor of cancer and heart disease, photographer Gerry Johnson understands the value of time. In his current project, Capturing Veterans Pride, his giving some of that time to the service men and women who have served our country.
Ann Poore reviews Tony Smiths book about . . . Tony Smith.
In this month’s edition we visit the studio of Pleasant Grove sculptor Blair Buswell.
Ready to prove that Salt Lake City does have a thriving art scene and that art sales really are turning around, Mark and Sherrie Slusser, have opened the doors to Slusser Gallery in a split-level office-building on 100 South. |1| It’s a brand new business venture for the […]
One of the compelling factors that keeps me digging into Utah art history, is when I come upon mysterious stories, like that of Florence Truelson. My bible, Artists of Utah, by Olpin, Swanson, and Seifrit, describes her only briefly, as a celebrated artist who was part of the […]
PechaKucha Night was devised in Tokyo in February 2003 as an event for young designers to meet, network, and show their work in public. It has turned into a massive celebration, with events happening in hundreds of cities around the world, inspiring creatives worldwide.
If you’ve been listening to KUER’s Radio West this week you know they’ve been talking about the future of journalism. Yesterday, they talked with Politico about their successful business model – super saturation of a niche market. That’s our goal here at 15 Bytes. We’ve survived for 10 […]
David Linn, whose immaculately rendered monochrome images of figures in states of spiritual struggle and enlightenment are well-known in this state, says the creation of art “requires and elicits self discovery.” One of art’s greatest powers are the surprises and revelations that emerge from the artistic process, he […]
Heading to downtown Salt Lake for Friday’s Gallery Stroll, we snapped this shot of Uof U Architecture graduate Daniel Lyman installing Sway’d (look close, he’s there), his temporary installation that will occupy the space next to the Capitol Theatre until Ballet West’s new dance center is built. Lyman’s […]
The Kimball Art Center has announced that its Board of Directors and Building Committee will host a “Meet Your Designer Night” with the Top Five architects (out of 18 invited firms) chosen to compete for the Kimball Art Center Transformation Project. At the historic Egyptian Theater the invited […]
In Reflections on Venus, photographer Zuzanna Audette explores costume and space as they create personal identity.
Where are they today? At a staff discussion this week someone suggested we run a series of articles asking, “Where are they today?” about expat artists who once called Utah home but are now pursuing their careers in other places. Camilla Taylor’s exhibit at Saltgrass (see our post […]
Stewart Seidman creates expressive acrylic works on canvas and with recycled FedEx envelopes that once served as his paint palettes, transforming everyday materials into compelling contemporary art.
To discover more artists, visit our Utah Artists Directory
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