by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
When Will They See Us? The common thread of this exhibit was obvious, but the undercurrent of ideas, objectification, bias, and subjugation were not as readily apparent. I had the good fortune of interviewing these women and asking for their honest, unvarnished...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
How Personal is Your Collection? I think some people are born collectors. As Gertrude Stein put it, “You can either buy clothes or buy pictures.” Amen to that. For me, it all started with a Ron Hicks painting I saw in his studio. This was some 25 years ago. I think I...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Who Gets to Tell the Story: The Ethics of Art In the age of “fake news” and “alternative facts,” more and more, I find myself contemplating the notion, who gets to tell the story. Because, whether we’re talking literature, painting, sculpture, photography, or any...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Living in a Helen Frankenthaler painting I recently downsized from a house of more than 4,000 sq. ft. into a cozy 1,600 sq. ft. place. I am, by nature, utilitarian, and a minimalist, so this move was in many ways a return to a sort of balance I had once possessed. The...
by Rose Fredrick | May 20, 2023 | Art
Embrace Change Like An Artist Over the course of curating and installing the 2022 Coors Western Art Exhibit & Sale, I noticed something quite remarkable. The entire show from paintings to sculpture, photographs, and prints, has an overwhelming sense of calm. But...
