Karen Sullivan and Karen
Green
Karen2 at Bunny Gunner
By:
Diana Linden |
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Karen Sullivan--a clay artist and sculptor--and Karen Green--who
works with assemblage, sumi paint, and text--each stand on their
own merits, together the artists’ works create a sense
of "call and response" to each other. Displayed so
that the two media are intermixed brings out elements within
the other, heightening the visual pleasure. Sullivan's red spiked
cups invite close viewing, yet they assert power and aggressiveness
with their pronged surfaces. Green joyfully claims power over
the depiction of historical and art historical figures, disrobing
them, stripping them of their social standing. In both tactility
and detail draw you in. The tone is sometimes whimsical and
playful, sometimes disarming. Green's primarily black and white
images are brightened by the juxtaposition with Sullivan's colorful
work (Bunny Gunner, Pomona).