“THE STATE OF THE ART: CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS IN TEXAS” Authored by June Mattingly, 2012 Well-respected Texas contemporary art collector, advisor, educator, and gallerist June Mattingly has recently self-published an e-book, The State of the Art: Contemporary Artists in Texas, highlighting the work of almost 90 of the state’s most [...]
When it comes to avant-garde type of art, the popularity tends to wane quickly, and attendance at showings is low. Recently, however, Dallas has seen a growing interest in the avant-garde [...]
The human figure remains a persuasive vehicle for the expression of fathomless doubt, hard skepticism, and existential uncertainty about the world. While perhaps something of a straw man argument today, the polemic over the “figurative” and “abstract” in art [...]