Slog - Comments on Jeffrey Simmons Is a Name You Should Know http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno So says Jen Graves in her review of Simmons's show up now at Greg Kucera Gallery. Let's begin by clearing up one fact: Jeffrey Simmons's paintings are, in fact, paintings made by Jeffrey Simmons. This is true in the most traditional possible sense. He uses paintbrushes, on canvas. Laboriously, he layers acrylic paint on and sands it down. That's how they're made.It's necessary to make this point because people endlessly mistake these paintings for photographs. People also mistake them for images powered by electric light, plugged in, lit from behind, illuminated by some secret source besides paint. The people... Copyright 2008 Fri, 18 Apr 2008 11:40:20 -0800 Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:12:17 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by w7ngman Wow, and here I was thinking Alex Grey had an insane level of detail.

]]> w7ngman http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1001709 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1001709 Visual Art Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:05:22 -0800 Comment by Chris Beautiful work.

I can't help but think of a friend's snarky summary of Thomas Kinkade's work, though:
"'I like his stuff 'cause of all the light.'"

]]> Chris http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1001729 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1001729 Visual Art Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:16:59 -0800 Comment by Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penls I'll tell you what's art...an enormous penls!!!

]]> Christopher Frizzelle's Enormous Penls http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1001735 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1001735 Visual Art Fri, 18 Apr 2008 12:22:53 -0800 Comment by Dr_Awesome That is some cool shit, and I will check it out. I was at McLeoud Residence earlier today (after a few martinis at Karma), and saw the McLeoud Mirror, by The Barbarian Group. Seriously whacked-out cool stuff.

Makes me want to get a job at Microsoft making filthy insane amounts of money, just so I can buy it.

]]> Dr_Awesome http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1002087 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1002087 Visual Art Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:57:50 -0800 Comment by elswinger Cool! New desktop wallpaper.

]]> elswinger http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1002354 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/04/jeffrey_simmons_is_a_name_you_should_kno#c1002354 Visual Art Sat, 19 Apr 2008 12:12:17 -0800