Wednesday, December 01, 2010

December 2 Westside Art Openings

Portland conceptual functional ceramicist Jamin London Tinsel shows her latest work. Some of her vessels have been purposed to performance too. This show is strictly for looking. At Visage Eyewear 1046 NW Johnson



Digital Soul is a show by Japanese master character illustrators Ippei Gyobu and Baku Maeda. At Compound Gallery www.compoundgallery.com 107 NW 5th



DE May is a minimalist mixed media artist, 2d-3d. It harks back to the early outsider artist period of the South, but minimal not maximal. At PDX Contemporary Art www.pdxcontemporaryart.com 925 NW Flanders Map early close 8PM



Portland landscape photographer Stu Levy also specializes in grid portraits, multiple exposures assembled in a grid pattern. It's primitive photo stitching with mullions. The technique allows the subject to appear in different places at the same time in the final print. At Augen Gallery www.augengallery.com 716 NW Davis



Pulliam gallery has painters G. Lewis Clevenger and Kay French. French specializes in botanical-themed folksy patterns. Clevenger in known for geometric color compositions. At Pulliam Deffenbaugh www.pulliamdeffenbaugh.com until 8



Britt Howard has some large fiber installations, Soft Knots, tangling the walls at Stumptown. Her work is a personal exploration of motherhood and family relationships. She is also founder of the Portland Garment Factory, a resource for clothing designers. At Stumptown www.stumptowncoffee.com 128 SW 3rd



The Everett Lofts, bounded by NW Broadway, Flanders, 6th and Everett are always recommended for your viewing pleasure.



Goodfoot opens a giant show of very inexpensive art. There are over 100 artists, each with about 15 small pieces and all framed. There are no labels, who wants to label 1500 works? A given artist's work is also scattered, not grouped. The show is hung upstairs and down. All works are cash and carry instant gratification. All are $50 too! For a list of artists, see the Goodfoot website: www.thegoodfoot.com/gallery 2845 SE Stark Map Starts 4PM