pictorial searches for a narrative hidden beneath
layers of oil paint and wax. Her colorful mixed
offer the distinct impression of a communicator carving
emotional force that rein-
forces the artist's contingen-
cies of perception. The artist
reveals, "A misspoken word
and a jumbled metaphor are
my starting points." The
titles of White's paintings
read like found fragments
effect that is achieved through his changeable complex-
ions of color and texture. This lyricism is realized by a
patina of pigment and wax that often goes from dark to
light with dynamic brush strokes that intertwine one color
with another. White has worked with British artists as a
master printer, and is currently an artist and lecturer for
the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts. -Mark Blickley
ist who works in a variety of painterly styles. His Complication
is a work of "Sensibilitism" a unique style that Kamidozono
childhood. Sensibilitism asks the art-
ist to suppress his consciousness
in order to achieve a free-flowing
sion. In this
abstract work,
K a m i d o z o n o
uses intense
primary colors
to create red
and blue forms
that embody an
uncanny physi-
cality and echo
each other in
a
suggest the artist's personal, emotional invest-
ment, Kamidozono's work emits a strong
sense of power and freshness. As his painting
style excludes any premeditation or conscious
resolve, the artist tends to experience his art
in the same way as the outside audience. In
this way, Kamidozono is able to make art that
exhorts a visceral reaction from his viewers.
-Sasha Vasilyuk