Double Bubble

Think Pink.

Roy Proctor compares pink to Raphael's "Madonna of the Pinks," where the Virgin Mary presents pink carnations to the infant Christ and the blushing skin of Rubens' voluptuous nudes. He also makes references to Tom Wesselmann's "Great American Nudes" series in his preview of Double Bubble at Page Bond Gallery.

Thats what I love about Roy. He's such a romantic. If this show reflected the figurative references Roy made it would have a little more meat and be a lot less fashionable. Of course it's a summer show and designed to be a fun, airy showcase for Richmond talent. It succeeds in that goal featuring work such as Ruth Bolduan's latest like the painting posted above. It is part of larger series that can be seen on the Anton Gallery website. Bolduan has a thing for red anyway so this show is an excellent showcase for her successful exploitation of rouge.

Double Bubble includes forty-two works in all media by twenty-nine artists and will be on view in Bond's recently established Main Street location until September 1st. Artists ranging from the late Theresa Pollak, founder of the art program at VCU; to Eric Sall, a recent graduate of VCU's MFA painting program, are included in this show.

Other artists of note: current and former Richmond painters Joan Ranzini, Elizabeth Lamp, Betsy Morgan, Dragana Crnjak, Lynda Ray, Amy Chan, Karen Blair, Curtis Ripley, Lauren Clay, Kristi Hager and Andras Bality; photographers William Wylie and Kristi Hager; mixed media artists Corey Drieth, Mary Scurlock, Mary Palmer, Stephen Clark, Alison Hall Cooley and Robert Walz; printmakers Susan Schwalb, Chris Palmer and Mary Heilmann; and sculptor Marc Maiorana. For a complete listing of the art in the exhibition visit the gallery website linked to the title of this post.