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JNDcrENDtNT^ 5TAk*NcWSto We were- struck-; partIcular-- ly by the excellent craftsmanship displayed;. .In :, a .^period when a cleavage exists whieh separates craftsmaiTsfilp ;'= and crea liven ess, line and applied aj,t, discipline and pre-occupation with self expression, a cleavage . tiiat has worked in art education And with art Sn general, the!work of u Bernard1 Kcsicr is balsam, To .be; sure, .those .who .stress the uninhibited, which is oflen mistaken for. experiment, wl 11 tic u n i hi pressed. We are. -happy lo be counted araong those Who are '• - very* ihuch,impressed,':Spjeed by asophisticated touch, , the objects,; in addition to woven arid., printed . fabrics,consist' mostly of solid slohpware, a number with iron glaze And. .• fitting, decoration. : :.. • f'Con temporary Brit Is h . ■ Printrndkers11 gives a ' round ot rpuch that we - are acciis- / .iomcd to .viewing in. the way; ofgraphic , express ioii, ’ With. less vitality on the whole, less iit; the way uf craftsmanship:than can be, found artiong American. • plinthtakers.. .We . • were . i m prcsse d : by,.. Merly n ’Evans1 half a dozen or rpore black and; while .sugar agua-tints, powerful, decorative ab-.Slmcts done -In broad, Sure\ calligraphic strokes, :/rom the -series 4J Vertical Suite in Black,”: There is also a very finelltlio-graph,, Predatory Form?1 by .. Graham Sutherland. / ; ./•* Anya Fisher shows painl-jngs In. tlie Contcmporai'y Galleries. A certain stylization, intense, often strident, fauvis-tie; color are . characteristic. There is something of German Expressionism, something of . Jawlensky.- Cqlor, used as n means to delineate, cannot in itself make up for lack of solidily, any more than a warm, interest in nature and the human form. We find much of: the work a kind of surface reflection, like images ' ^ ? Poo! or mirror. The; simpler still-lifes and nature stucl-V. jes seem the most successful.Paintings by Walter Askin, Milton Gcrsligoren, and Shirley Rousseau Murphy seem • to .us the most. Interesting three-f.rlist exhibit that has on display in the Pasadena Artists Room to date.—Jarvis BarlowSi3IJ Life by Anya Fisher, on .idisp lay 6'il ihe:: PasaStoneware jax.by. Bernard Kester Is par! of a new ceramic and textile show at the Pasodemi Ail Museum. :hand, people talk and smoke, andpretty girls serve you drinks. Occasionally you glance at the pictures.Soft }ob. Any comments, Jarvis? • iEMIL Nikolaus. von Rcz-hicek wrote the Donna Diana overture. In 180^, revised it in 3908, and ; again revised if. in 3933. achieving a sparkling little masterpiece. .For., years this delightful work was the , radio: theme music for the arctic cowboy, Sergeant Preston.-The other day I saw the Sergeant on TV. Donna Diana was still there,hilt hotVilit vA.innden. under Jean Morel, The more' important, parts . of Tchaikovsky's great four ; act ballet are included on this good recording. . ..RESPIGHI, Antique DancespiauREfine
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Sun, Jun 22, 1958
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