Richard Marquis, Razzle Dazzle Boat, 2010
fused and wheel-carved glass, slab technique, 4.5 x 21.875 x 5.625 inches
Photo: R. Marquis
In Richard Marquis’ exhibition “Outbreaks of Obfuscation”,which opened June 1st at the Bullseye Gallery inPortland, Oregon, colorful and bizarre glass sculpturesdraw from World War I marginalia alongside tongue-incheekpaintings. If you add to that Marquis’ sculpturesof teapots and eggs on wheels, the total effect ofthe works is of a cartoon world: vibrant and eccentric,but sustained by a confident internal logic... (article continues at the original blog post).
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July 2, 2010