{"id":3975,"date":"2013-02-08T16:33:18","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T21:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/?p=3975"},"modified":"2013-04-22T09:59:45","modified_gmt":"2013-04-22T14:59:45","slug":"a-good-month-for-art-part-1-no-place-like-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.michaelgaither.com\/home\/a-good-month-for-art-part-1-no-place-like-home\/","title":{"rendered":"A Good Month For Art Part 1: “No Place Like Home”"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’m partial to songs that tell a story. Local musician Russell Brutsche<\/a> takes that one step farther. He’s a painter, whose work tells a story, often with a very political and\/or witty bent. For example, Jesus overturning the moneychanger’s tables on contemporary Wall Street, or a family of native Americans re-purposing a former fast food chain’s golden arches<\/a> into a clotheslines in a post-consumer America. <\/p>\n

Russell’s work is also very much tied into our local landscape. Santa Cruz and Big Sur are favorite subjects. His most recent paintings are a clever commentary on modern technology. For the month of February, however, you can get a look at his earlier work in “No Place Like Home”, a showcase of Russell and other local artists at the Santa Cruz Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Above<\/a> \"Beneath<\/a> \"Saguaro<\/a>
\nPaintings by Russell Brutsche<\/b><\/center> <\/p>\n

This show includes the works “Beneath the Trestle” (middle photo in the samples above), which was used as part of the art layout for Russell’s last CD, “The Westbound”<\/a>. “No Place Like Home” is a free exhibit at the library – you’ll find it on the second floor – and runs until March 30th<\/p>\n