The Current

May 2023

Posts feature the breadth of visual arts, but always with an emphasis on the visual…with talent, meaning and authenticity front and center. We welcome your comments and input… especially leads to undiscovered and under-represented talent.

Branche Coverdale at Paradigm. Vibrant and funny… I truly love Branche’s work. This gem was found on Paradigm’s third floor…although I’m told Branche may have a show coming up at Paradigm this summer. Branche follows a broad history of cartoonists from Peter Saul and Robert Colescott to the later Phillip Guston. While Branche works as a full time illustrator with a variety of high profile clients…I believe there’s quite a bit of upward potential for this work … Branche will be someone to watch.
Eric Uhlir at Hot Bed. Eric is Washington D.C. based but has had a presence in Philadelphia. We can think of Cisely Brown as another master of images playing on the edge of perception, but Eric has his own synthesis and palette. These are visually striking works with great color and energy that pull us into his own half-formed dreams. You can see Eric’s work at Hot Bed’s ‘A Colorful Life’ exhibition through May 27th.
Larry Francis at Gross McCleaf. I’ll bring you two realists…both poets with light. Larry Francis is an established Philadelphia artist, PAFA educated and represented in collections across the region. His work bends towards the photographic but like our friend Hopper, everything is felt and everything has a sense of mystery. Larry is represented by Gross McCleaf gallery. This beautiful, mid-sized work was found on the second floor.
Rick Buttari at F.A.N. F.A.N. is a gallery of hidden treasures. Certainly internet images do no justice to Rick Buttari’s work. Also perhaps a bit Hopper-esq, but the line is more precise and the palette slightly more intense. The poetry here is in a deafening stillness. The work really needs to be seen in person. Check upstairs for the exceptional pieces by Rick and other Philadelphia-based artists…and, of course, you’ll see the gorgeous Joshua Koffman bronzes scattered about.
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