Denver Art Log

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Maelstrom @ David B. Smith Gallery (Regan Rosburg)

Here are three actual medium descriptions of real pieces in this show:

Acrylic, wood, grackle skull, black widow, birds nest, resin, oil paint, twig, plastic bags, wire, lace

Acrylic, wood, Brood XIX cicadas, Cicada Killer wasp, resin, oil paint, Mylar, lace

Acrylic, wood, hummingbird1, paper wasp nest, found wire, resin, oil paint, lace

Here are three fakes:

Acrylic, wood, wallpaper, shark’s teeth, pheonix feathers, ivory, resin, crow’s tears, cloud, manna, daydreams, lace

Acrylic, wood, whole milk, Amadeus, distillate of Sofia Coppola, memories of Garth Williams, dashed hopes of becoming a marine biologist, partially hydrogenated John James Audubon prints, xanthan gum, natural and artificial flavors. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: industrial sludge, spiderwebs

Acrylic, wood, birds, bees, sugar, spice, everything nice, slugs, snails, puppydog tails

”Merely” pretty, and perhaps hollow, with an injected fear of creepy crawlies and heavy industry that falls flat. Nevertheless, they are dissolving, glistening, frozen menageries, whose crevices and crannies are full of discovery.