On the Creative Process
It takes a long time for these various ideas to come together. It happens over years and years of work — one piece develops another. Sometimes, I feel like I'm going back to zero, and I'm in an empty room with no ideas — but it never really is like that. It's always one step to the next step to the next step. I don't work toward an exhibition. But when the opportunity comes to show your work, then I have to get down to it and make something that makes it coherent so that you can put work together. But it's really just seeing those kinds of ideas and really wanting to see them become physical. It's an evolution. sculpturecenter.org — as told to Patrick Williams
Julie Cikra: Migration
Oct. 10-30, BayArts, bayarts.net
Why are millennials flocking downtown? Julie Cikra examines this question through her 15 gritty mixed-media depictions of landmarks seen as only a Clevelander would view them: beautiful yet degenerate. Take her painting of the Terminal Tower. Its charcoal, acrylic and pencil give way to a fading skyline with vibrancy peeking through.
Realism
Oct. 24-Nov. 29, Bonfoey Gallery, bonfoey.com
Some may argue an oil painting of toy rhinoceroses and an elephant isn't art, but this is not just a picture of things. Realism allows us to find humor in Michael Zigmond's household object paintings, humanity in Frank Oriti's subjects and transcendence in Anthony Mastromatteo's oil on linen on board works.
Aubrey Rhodes: Rx
Nov. 21-Jan. 10, Kenneth Paul Lesko Gallery, kennethpaullesko.com
Medicine is supposed to make us feel better, but sometimes it does the opposite. Aubrey Rhodes explores how chemical substances and self-perception influence identity with her evocative Rx series. In Margie, Rhodes layers clippings from Martha Stewart Living illustrating household perfection underneath a painting of the young domestic icon looking despondent.
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