Jason Dunda – Examining a Rogue Gallery of Unflattering Portraits

There's still a bit of Canada in Jason Dunda. This can be clearly seen in his current aesthetic investigations. As an expat living in a precarious time where America's divisive ideologies are grossly amplified and nationalistic fervor is at fever pitch, Dunda is now focused upon examining the imbalanced ...
July 20, 2019
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Caleb Beck – Bent Paintings & an Impossible Shot

Caleb Beck takes risks. Sometimes, measured application is clearly realized, while in other instances youthful impulsiveness prevails. In our hyperactive capitalist culture where art is commodified prior to proper assessment, Beck understands the importance in taking his chances (no matter how lofty) in the torturous terrain that one navigates ...
June 20, 2019
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Ali Seradge – Synthetic Fables & Unorthodox Narratives

In his fascination with non-traditional materials, the intersection of American and Middle-Eastern fables, and a willingness to upend long-standing histories, Ali Seradge offers a fresh look at how one interprets past narratives while being firmly placed in the present. On one level, Seradge's creations are clearly jolie laide, even ...
October 30, 2018
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Michelle Bolinger – A Visual Tug of War

Working in an area that takes visual queues from mid-20th c. Minimalists and contemporary artists investigating various modes of seeing, Michelle Bolinger produces paintings that are visual conundrums that merge fields of color with defined forms, geometric and circular. This week the COMP Magazine visited Bolinger in her Logan ...
August 7, 2018
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