Last Chance

Catch it or Regret it

by Monica Weymouth

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Published: Jul 18, 2007

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This group show celebrates the sticky Philadelphia summer with diverse selections from five local artists. Lee Wilkinson's watercolors are reminiscent of childhood storybooks: A large red bear stares down at a small crowned boy, and chubby legs interrupt a peaceful landscape of toe-sized houses and trees. In her "Shooting Gallery" series, Julia Stratton places delicate, sterling-silver bird sculptures above large targets, casting gloomy sparrow shadows against the wall.

The driving force behind the "You Are Beautiful" signs and stickers around the city, "Manybody" is a collection of thought-provoking projects. Make your mark on the May Your Everyday wall, a map of the city where visitors have scribbled in their first apartments, pets and first-kiss landmarks. The haunting Project Hello features pictures of homeless men, women and children holding large name tags.

Eighteenth-century husband-and-wife team Ike Taiga and Tokuyama Gyokuran decorate screens, scrolls and fan paintings with delicate calligraphy and intricate landscapes. Jolly robed men fish off a boat in One of Ten Conveniences, Japanese characters flowing down a fishing pole. In Landscape With Pavilions, dreary, gnarled trees surround two small figures, barely noticeable except for a flash of red clothing.

 

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