Structure and Imagery

Memphis based painter, Hamlett Dobbins has spent his summer in the studio producing ink and acrylic drawings based on meditations. The forms of the simpler compositions possess a tantric purity while the color evokes the layered, jewel like preciousness of Russian icons.  Only in scale do Dobbins' drawings defy this reading. The medium size just begins to flower into the viewers space. And one can imagine the work larger still - becoming a quiet and all consuming consciousness. Seven drawings from this series are currently on view through August 31 at David Lusk Gallery in Memphis, TN. All works: Untitled (For M.M.Y.) , 2012, ink and acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 in. * Images © the artist.

Elizabeth Sheppell , Fat Series 17, 2012, oil on canvas, 6 x 6 in. Hamlett Dobbins , 2012, Untitled (for M.M.Y.), ink and acrylic on paper, 30 x 22 in. Dwayne Butcher , fried chicken tastes good, 2012, acrylic and ink on canvas, 8 x 10 in. Price Is Right Opening: Friday, August 3, 6 - 9 PM August 1 - 31, 2012 David Lusk Gallery 4540 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38117 * All images courtesy of the artists and David Lusk Gallery.

Still from the digital short, Watermelon, by Dwayne Butcher image © the artist Dwayne Butcher : The Politics of Inclusion On view through March 31 David Lusk Gallery 4540 Poplar Avenue Memphis, TN 38111 Read a review of the exhibition by Fredric Koeppel for The Commercial Appeal here .

Lunaresque, 1955, oil on canvas, 34 x 44 in. Faiers (1908 - 1985) was a Canadian by birth. After a short period in New York he moved to Memphis, TN and taught at the Memphis Academy of Art from 1952 - 1977. The works in this exhibition span a three year period that saw Faiers focus on a clean cut abstraction that recalls Klee, Stuart Davis and early American Modernism.                                        All Modern Conveniences, 1955, oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in. Allison Wells, 1955, oil on canvas, 26 x 34 Dawn, 1955, oil on canvas, 41.5 x 52 in. Happy Hunting Grounds, 1953, oil on canvas, 21 x 36 in. Happy New Year, 1954, oil on canvas, 24 x 34 in. Plan of an Ancient Place, 1954, oil on canvas, 30 x 50 in. Space Machine, 1955, oil on canvas, 67.5 x 46 in. The Sacrifice, 1953, oil on canvas, 25 x 36 in. Woodland Fantasy, 1956, oil on...

Dwayne Butcher , I Like Boys , 2011 The Price Is Right David Lusk Gallery August 5, 6-9 PM August 3-27