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http://glasstire.com/2013/01/25/sigrid-sandstrom-at-inman-gallery/
Joshua Fischer reviews the exhibition Sigrid Sandström: Viewfinders at Inman Gallery, Houston, Texas, on view through February 16, 2013.
Fischer writes: "Meticulously done in smooth layers of acrylic paint on board or panel, Sandström overlaps irregular shapes, thin masking tape lines and controlled swathes of squeegeed, smeared paint. Imagine the push/pull of Hans Hoffman, the mechanical/gestural stroke of Gerhard Richter and the compositions of Russian Suprematism all absorbed by Sandström and made fresh through deft handling and a unique compositional sense. These reference points are simply to help describe the work though, and the paintings do not rely on appropriating past styles or a conceptual framework to guide the viewer along. Instead, I enjoyed them more for their immediate graphic punch and with longer viewing, their formal complexities."
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http://www.artlies.org/article.php?id=1999
Jenny Jaskey reviews Vivid: Female Currents in Painting on view through January 22, 2011 at Schroeder Romero & Shredder. "If anything unites this group of artists, it is a commitment to painting, as opposed to “painting beside itself,” to borrow a phrase from scholar-critic David Joselit [October 130, Fall 2009]. Unlike the increasingly popular, so-called transitive painting, which points to networks of production or distribution outside the picture plane, the artists in Vivid are committed to life within the stretcher."
