Crisp dark lines emerge from misty gray washes, forming skeletal structures that resemble scaffolding or netting. But just as easily as such images appear, they almost fade from view as deeper layers of information come into focus. In the newest works on paper by Andrea Joki, networks of lines and shapes coexist like stratum,... »

Neil MacDonald's paintings begin with an interest in the way that disparate information leads to confusion. As a result, his complex and meticulous paintings are perplexing at first glance; in many of them, it's hard to know exactly what is happening. That's part of the point. In the solo show "Dreamland: Recent Paintings by... »

From a purely visual standpoint, New York artist Curtis Mitchell's work often appears harsh and guttural. Over the past two decades, he has created sculptures and installations using such materials as broken glass, dirt and ketchup. He has also exhibited scorched Oriental rugs and color photographs doused with solvents and reduced to drippy, discordant... »

Latest work by Cleveland artist is based on geometry, structure By Dan Tranberg Painter Susan Squires has long been among a venerable group of Cleveland artists who are highly regarded by their local peers but whose work has received its greatest recognition in places far beyond Northeast Ohio. Over the past decade, Squires has developed professional... »

As an artform, graffiti has evolved rapidly in recent years -- due largely to social and political forces aimed at squelching it. Once identified solely with gangs, vandalism and other criminal activity, graffiti has now been embraced wholly by the art world, high-end fashion designers, and, most recently, corporate manufacturers of everything from gym... »

The paintings of Jennifer Omaitz often appear at first like blurred photographs of variously colored swirling lights. But up close, they're all about paint. Omaitz, a current graduate student in the painting department at Kent State University, uses her own photographs as a starting point for her paintings, which often evoke the sights and... »