“Vibrant: Houston Artists in City Halls”

Thirty-two painters and photographers take over the walls of 901 Bagby

You might have a little trouble finding “Vibrant: Houston Artists in City Halls.” The 32 paintings, drawings and photographs that make up the exhibit are spread over several locations in Houston’s City Hall. Some of them, including Sandi Seltzer Bryant’s piece Untitled, are in the mayor’s conference room. The painting is made up of four squares that are filled with line after line of vibrant color, each seeming to struggle for space. Margaret Colvin’s Blush is also in this room. Much more subtle than Bryant’s Untitled, the abstract painting has thick, pale rose- and -cantaloupe-colored lines.

You’ll find more art in the underground tunnel that connects City Hall with the City Hall Annex, including Chuy Benitez’s photographic narrative Tecolote, New Mexico and Mary Beth Woiccak’s painting Lightening, an abstract filled with lines that resemble writing over washes of color. Theresa DiMenno’s Lycoris Floral, a highlight of the exhibit, is hung in a hallway on the fourth floor. A digital print on canvas, Lycoris Floral is the extreme magnification of five yellow-tipped stamen reaching out from the center of a lush pink flower. See the show from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. Through February 20. 901 Bagby. For information, call 713-527-9330 or visit www.haatx.com. Free.
Mondays-Fridays, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Starts: May 28. Continues through Feb. 20, 2008

 
 

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