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The art in the Perception – Color-Line-Pattern exhibit shows how artists use three artistic building blocks to create stimulating designs. This piece is titled “The Jester” by Ted Rehm. Photos by Courtesy of Arvada Center
Eye of the beholder Art exhibits at Arvada Center challenge perceptions
By Clarke Reader
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olors, lines and patterns are some of the basic building blocks of art, but so much can be accomplished with these three elements. New exhibits at the Arvada Center, 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., all examine the ways artists use these elements to If you go intrigue and exWHAT: Perception: ercise the eye. Color, Line, Pattern, Victor Perception: Vasarely - Works on Paper, Color │ Line │ Yaacov Agam - Works on Pattern collects Paper the works of 21 artists who exWHERE: Arvada Center, periment with 6901 Wadsworth Blvd., these elements. Arvada Victor Vasarely WHEN: Through Aug. 25, — Works on paMonday through Friday - 9 per and Yaacov a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday Agam — Works 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday on paper, take a - 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. look at two masters of the craft. COST: Free All three exhibits INFORMATION: 720run through Aug. 898-7200 or visit www. 25 in the Center’s arvadacenter.org. three galleries. Both Vasarely and Agam are fathers of the “op” art movement, which “Data Crash 5” by Sara Hughes Courtesy of Arvada Center sprung out of the abstract and minimalist styles, hitting its peak in the 1960s, according to curatorial assistant Kristin Plastique.” In this language, colors and Bueb. shapes — the alphabet’s letters — are “I really connect the op movement manipulated to create unique works that with the kinetic movement because they go beyond two dimensions. both rely on movement in unique ways,” The work of both men require the said Arvada Center exhibition manager viewer to move as they look at the works and curator Collin Parson. “We received to get the full effect of each piece. Many the works from collector David Good- of the works leap out at the viewer, and man, and this collection has never been what can be seen in the art will change shown before.” as the viewer’s perspective does. Parson noted that both Vasarely and The influence of Vasarely and Agam Agam were painters, and what is on dis- can still be found in modern art, and has play is screen prints of their works. branched out into the fashion world, as Bueb said that both artists were inter- well. ested in using colors, lines and patterns “We have some examples of fashion to create a new artistic language — a goal influenced by Vasarely’s designs on disVasarely succeed in with his “Alphabet play,” Bueb said. “Even as recently as this
Fifteen Denver-area chefs were fired up June 12 to compete for top slider honors during the fifth annual Hot Rocks Griller Challenge at Elway’s Cherry Creek, a benefit for the Denver Health Foundation. Roughly 1,000 attendees scarfed down sliders made from between-the-bun ingredients that varied from wild boar (Elise Wiggins, Panzano) to country ham with pickled green tomato (Jennifer Jasinski, Rioja, Bistro Vendome, Euclid Hall) to grilled watermelon (Paul Reilly, Beast + Bottle). The winners of the slider smackdown were determined by popular vote as well as chefs’ choice. People’s choice: First — Tyler Wiard and Aniedra Nichols of Elway’s Cherry Creek. Second — Troy Guard of TAG, TAG Raw Bar and TAG Burger Bar. Third — Steve Ballas of Steve’s Snappin’ Dogs. Chefs’ choice: First — Troy Guard. Second — Max MacKissock of Squeaky Bean. Third — Jennifer Jasinski of Rioja, Bistro Vendome and Euclid Hall. Worth noting: I’ve attended all five Hot Rocks events, and this year the chefs kicked it up a notch on the side dishes that accompanied the sliders. Standouts included Guard’s five-grain salad, Robert Bogart’s (Elway’s Downtown) potato and black bean salad (I heard one slider slurper say, “I wish I could buy that stuff!”), Reilly’s braised collard greens and Jasinski’s mixed melon salad.
Hollywood transforms Denver
year, you can still see they way the fashion world has used his designs.” To compliment the Vasarely and Agam exhibits, the Perception exhibition brings together 21 artists and spans 63 years (the oldest work is from 1951). According to Parson, many of the perception art pieces came out of the first hippie communes and counter-culture centers. The pieces vary in style and medium, from images that give the appearance of 3D, to 3D works that give the appearance of being 2D. There are also interactive video installations that take the colors the viewer is wearing and integrate them into the piece.
Did the Paramount Theatre, downtown Denver’s historical performance center, change its name to Paramount New York? It did for one day. On June 12, Hollywood moved east to the Mile High City to shoot the feature film “Dear Eleanor,” starring Jessica Alba, Luke Wilson, Paul Johansson, Ione Skye, Patrick Schwarzenegger and Isabelle Fuhrman. The production caused quite a stir among downtown workers and passersby who spotted the new name on the marquee as well as all the vintage automobiles parked along Glenarm Place. The storyline follows two best friends who travel cross-country in the 1960s to meet Eleanor Roosevelt, their childhood hero. Other Denver venues playing cameo roles in the movie are LoDo and the Mayan Theater. One local notable who landed a part in the film is Rekha Ohal, the exotic and lovely piano player who is a regular at Elway’s Cherry Creek. Ohal posted on her Facebook page: “My gig today: playing the part of a piano player in 1962 for a movie that’s being filmed in Denver. At least I know how to play the piano! The rest I’ll have to figure out as I go along.” For more details on the Denver-centric movie, go to www.onlocationvacations. com/2013/06/12/dear-eleanor-starringjessica-alba-spotted-filming-in-downtowndenver-co-today/. Parker continues on Page 25