albedo

In the interests of showing things in context, here’s  what i have about Barbara’s “Drinking Games” installation.

from Barb's show brochure

Wish i had gone to see it when it was all set up in the Triangle Gallery! (Now known as the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Calgary)

I know now that i have probably quite often walked past art by other artists, dismissing it as “uninteresting” or “pointless” (to me!), because either part of it was “missing”/censored by omission depending on the venue, or because the statement wasn’t clear, had been edited by the venue—how we hate that “50 words or less” rule!!!!!!–or the set up was dim or poorly staged–yeah i’ve seen that too. I’ll be a little more aware now of researching the artist, particularly when they use textiles as the main material,  or story as the focus–hey, i admit, most paintings leave me cold, i need that tactility of cloth and stitch. (Even if it is frowned upon to touch–and i don’t, with respect.)

Barb, getcher website up and full!!!!!!!!