Saint Louis Art Fair does it again!
Another great year for the fair. It's nice to visit the booth of a favored artist each year to see how their work has evolved. Photographer, Jill Bedford, is using a brighter, looser arrangement of her flower compositions which give more warmth and richness to the work. Folk art favorite, M.F. Robinson is adding even more detail and range of color for greater depth in her painting. Unfortunately, surreal painter, Michael Madzo, was not at the show. I really missed seeing his work. We also have someone new to watch, Snail Scott, a promising sculptor from the Washington University mentoring program.Our fair is a great opportunity to see work from all across the country. However the Saint Louis Art Fair is operated by Saint Louis volunteers and financed by donations from the people of Saint Louis so it is good to see more Saint Louis artists there. Local favorite, Alicia LaChance, did the cover for the program guide. This was my first chance to see the work of Julie Malone. Up until now, I had only seen it from her web site which, understandably, could not do it justice. It was far stronger than expected.
Unfortunately, there were the usual number of "repeat offenders". Those that drag the same tired work to the fair, year after year. Leaves one to wonder if even the original concept was not "borrowed". I admit the work is well crafted. Everyone there is a excellent craftsman, but so is a bricklayer. I suppose I should be thankful. At least it is not bad art. There is nothing worse than bad art.
posted by Rob Miller @ 1:52 PM
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