In the 811 Block
Photographer Alicia J. Rose presents Fairytales, inspired by select stories of the brothers Grimm. Hansel and Gretel, Little Red Riding Hood, Snow White. Someday perhaps the underlying basis in brain science for myth's appeal will be discovered. Until then we are left with our individual relationships with childhood myths and fairy tales. Rose writes "Once upon a time, long, long ago, a little girl lost the ability to remember her dreams. In picture books, and aging tomes she took shelter in the grandiose images they generated in her imagination. The girl grew up, making music with an accordion that she always described as "soundtracks to films in her head." Eventually the pictures she was making music for became larger than her music could properly accompany or her small head could possibly contain. The girl then took up another instrument, a camera, that allowed her the proper sight necessary to capture the stories that had been running amok in her skull for years, and share them with other sets of eyes everywhere." Rose, an accomplished musician, is a chemistry-based photographer. She has photographed many musicians in trademark style, saturated color and cinematic lighting. This work continues that.
At Grass Hut Gallery www.grasshutcorp.com
Pepe Moscoso shows collage and diorama documenting "life's everyday dramas". Redux is the queen of reuse, transforming valuable materials, normally discarded into crafty objects, one of sustainability's vectors. The art shown there is often based on this idea too. At Redux www.reduxpdx.com
The curator at Moshi-Moshi is now at Compound and Moshi-Moshi plans to relocate into a space adjacent to Billy Galaxy possibly continuing art under a new curator.
All at 811 E Burnside
Hiroshi Watanabe shows photographs from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, that would be the North, perhaps one of the few places left on the planet lonely of trekkers. "Ideology in Paradise" depicts a little of that closed land that now is opening up with limited visitations by families separated over 50 years ago.
At Newspace Photo www.newspacephoto.org 1632 SE 10th
Well known lowbrow artist Charlie Alan Kraft shows paintings and prints at The Destroy Store. Music and beer. At The Destroy Store www.destroystore.com 1712 E Burnside
Artspace 2000 SE 7th is back in external operation with a group show by its artists. Now dubbed Bite Studio it is open 6-9ish.
And Westside, Tilt Project Space, known for consistently challenging installation work opens a Jesse Hayward show. Biennial slectee Hayward is not shy about bright work, a welcome brightening flav in Portland's dark winter! At Tilt Gallery and Project Space 625 NW Everett #106 www.tiltpdx.com 7PM-10
