'Design, Flow, Interpret, Repeat' Abounds With

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REVIEW ‘Design, Flow, Interpret, Repeat’ abounds with ‘intellectual happiness’

ANTHONY BANNON using only a scuffed-up GUEST CRITIC white and an incised black. es, the show is called Each is incised, inlaid with “Design, Flow, Inter- a black glaze and placed in pret, Repeat: Con- a rhyme scheme with the Ytemporary Abstrac- other four works. tions” — each a prompt to Thus, in an ABBAX suggest plump ideas in art. scheme, a sculpture with “Design, Flow...” also is straight-lined incisions is a soft-touch summer show sequenced with two subse- in the main gallery of the quent pieces, which utilize Strohl Art Center, where a design motif of concentric tints rule over tones and in- arcs, followed by anoth- tellectual overtones spread er with black lines: Incised out head over heels across lines to arcs to lines again. the gallery with lots of in- The last piece is an X fac- tellectual happiness. Six tor, the largest and most artists contribute, each se- complex, deep incisions, lected by Judy Barie, the only some of them inlaid to Susan and Jack Turben Di- make a complex design of rector of Galleries at Chau- concentrics. (Likewise, the tauqua Institution. work is sequenced by size, One of the artists, Adam large-small-large-small- DAVE MUNCH / PHOTO EDITOR Kenney, a glassmaker from huge: ABABX.) Above, pieces are displayed in the Pittsburgh, was invited to It is another Barie bold “Design, Flow, Interpret, Repeat: fashion vessels that respond installation. And not surpris- Contemporary Abstractions” to works by the others. ingly, the Deller porcelains exhibition in Strohl Art Center. Another, Harris Deller, cre- radically occupy the fore- The exhibition runs through ated elegant porcelain sculp- ground of any glance across July 21. At right, glasswork tures for a special cross-gal- the gallery, fronting works on by artist Adam Kenney and lery installation that opens the wall with a design inten- pieces by Michael Morrill are the door for an aesthetic sity. The wall works include: displayed. Bottom right, a piece cross-talk among artists. Fabulous minimal col- by artist Stephanie Armbruster So Barie’s exhibition con- or fields of tinted polymer is displayed in the exhibition in cept has the outside (Mor- panels staged in horizontal rill) looking in, and the inside blocks of often contrasting Strohl. works installed in such a way hues, each a variation on a en-covered panels with a that the audience is welcomed true color, such as tints of wandering vertical line, to join the dance: to join the green progressing toward a which define quadrants for a artists in act of creation. green tone at the center. Su- tone against a tint; for exam- Deller’s work directs that san English, from Nelsonville traffic. in mid-state New York, called ple, a rusty red posed with an His sculpture slashes one of her five pieces “New earthy tint. across the gallery on a di- Green,” an amazing array of Each artist in their dif- agonal – five pieces on ped- possible greens. ferent ways presents de- estals of succeeding smaller Kate Nielsen from Brook- sign propositions, thus the (or larger) size; smaller or lyn plays a presence-and-ab- first notion in the title. But larger depends on where sence game in her work, Stephanie Armbruster from Pittsburgh steps outside the you start and how you cast ripping tiny holes out of a Each artist works with- order with a mid-20th cen- your eye. Each of Deller’s handmade paper and encir- in an articulate series, thus tury move toward edge-to- five pieces consist of two cling the cutout and some establishing a flow of relat- edge massing and spilling and quadrilaterals joined to- faux cutouts with, for exam- ed ideas, building toward an smudgy hues that are struck gether: one penetrating the ple, a dark green upon a blued interpretation that breaks other, a large base support- paper in “Where Forest Meets with errant lines that suggest or builds upon previous aes- ing a smaller shape. The five the Sea.” an order, such as an attempt thetic experiences. march along the gray scale, Michael divides his lin- toward parallels or grids. There are many lan- guages so called in art: line, light, form, hue, design among them. Glass artist Kenney from Pittsburgh, the man asked to create a commentary upon the art by others in the show, used these notions to call atten- also toward the others. ly press and has directed the tion to the strategies of his “Design, Flow….” contin- George Eastman Museum in colleagues. Kenney’s love- ues through Aug. 21. Rochester and the Burchfield ly vessels explore a range Anthony Bannon writes Penney Art Center at SUNY of gentle tints, some with about art and culture, concen- Buffalo State. Forthcoming is engraved and etched sur- trating now on books and exhi- a book with Damiani Press faces, throwing a light not bition catalogs. He has written featuring portraits by the pho- only for themselves but for the popular and scholar- tographer William Coupon.

Programs and Classes Presented in Partnership with the National Comedy Center

A Career in Comedy: A Conversation between Alan Zweibel and Lewis Black 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1 • Hall of Philosophy Comedy greats Alan Zweibel and Lewis Black join forces for a special conversation on their respective careers. Chautauqua is pleased to present this program, and the master classes with Zweibel described below, in partnership with the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, New York, which celebrates its grand opening Aug. 1–5.

One-day Master Class: “Comedy and Storytelling” 3:30–5 p.m. Monday, July 30 • Smith Wilkes Hall • $75 Join legendary comedy writer Alan Zweibel — known for his work on “Saturday Night Live,” “It’s Garry Shandling’s Show,” “Late Show With David Letterman” and “Curb Your Enthusiasm” — for an afternoon of hilarious stories and insight into writing funny. Three-day Workshop: “Writing Funny: From Jokes to Sketches to Screenplays” 9–10:30 a.m. Tuesday–Thursday Prose Room, Literary Arts Center at Alumni Hall • $185 Turn your funny real-life stories into comedy gold, with legendary comedy writer Alan Zweibel as your guide! From the wannabe to the novice to the pro, anyone who has ever had the desire to make someone laugh is welcome. Students should come with writing of their own, ready to workshop over three days and potentially prepare a script by the end of the week.