Last Chance

Catch it or Regret It

by Nadia Stadnycki

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Published: Apr 2, 2008

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Isaac Bushkin celebrates his heritage by incorporating Russian folklore figures, specifically the zmey, in his paintings (pictured). The graceful creatures wind loosely around one another, often carrying fragile twigs in their mouths. In To Start Anew, a nude woman with flowing black hair holds a baby zmey to her hip while being embraced by two adult zmey. Bushkin's use of pastels, delicate lines and cheerful little birds that rest on the zmeys and in trees gives the works a fairy-tale feel.

Paul David Jones' paintings are full of round objects: some nondescript circles, others male foreskins. He captures them close-up and in vibrant colors, taking up the majority of the canvas. His pieces feature soft, wavy lines that make the naughty bits look like Georgia O'Keeffe flower buds.

In conjunction with the International Fiber Symposium, Nexus invited recent fiber arts grads from local universities to create textile works. In Lauren Gross' Foam, thin, transparent layers of cut-up chiffon hang from the ceiling and resemble shedded snakes' skins. Rebecca Landes' I Embroider the Pain Away is a series of circular pieces with phrases like "Art School Taught Me How to Hate" and "I Wish That I Had Not Told So Many People That I Quit Smoking, It Only Lasted a Week," embroidered in brightly colored thread.

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