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| Review: Color and light grace Philip Slein |
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| By Ivy Cooper, Beacon art critic |
| Posted 3:00 am Thu., 6.10.10 |
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With Helene Slavin's "You are Here" and a selection of flower paintings by Jerry Wilkerson, the Philip Slein Gallery is awash in color and light this month. 
Image of Helene Slavin painting courtesy of the gallery When: Through June 26 Where: Philip Slein Gallery, 1319 Washington Ave. Information: 314-621-4634, www.philipsleingallery.com Slavin has 12 large canvases splashed with luminous acrylic paint, creating veils of color punctuated by clusters of paint drops. The drops bleed and spread in minute capillaries, connecting with one another and creating intricate networks across the surface of the canvas. While Slavin has been called an action painter, her works are anything but the product of freehand, spontaneous gestures. According to her artist's statement, she generates them by throwing paint through cutout forms based on Rembrandt paintings, then allowing natural forces (gravity, friction, heat) to move the colors about. Slavin is interested in everything from fractals to Dutch renaissance color theory, and it all informs her labor-intensive process; the results are paintings that appear effervescent and effortless. Wilkerson's flower pieces -- paintings, drawings, serigraphs and a printed quilt -- show off the St. Louis artist's mastery of an idiosyncratic pointillist style. Their beauty is an enduring memorial to the painter, who died in 2007. Ivy Cooper, a professor of art at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, is the Beacon's art critic. To reach her, contact Beacon features and commentary editor Donna Korando. |
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Barroom Conversations
The Beacon's nationally recognized Barroom Conversations program on race, class and other issues that divide will be held on Monday, Feb. 20, 2012, at 7:30 PM discussing Education and Class. RSVP on Facebook and invite your friends! We'll pick up where we left off at Six Row Brewing Co., 3690 Forest Park Avenue at Spring. We look forward to seeing you again!
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The St. Louis Beacon rang in 2012 with a concert performance of Gilbert & Sullivan's beloved operetta, "The Mikado," at the Sheldon Concert Hall, and the Higher Education Channel was on hand to record it. Here is a link to the complete perfomance, which we hope you'll enjoy.
The musical direction of "The Mikado" was by Amy Kaiser; Craig Terry was conductor-accompanist. All proceeds from ticket sales benefitted the Beacon.
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