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page 2 Art Beatty sees individual paintings in areas of the piece that could be developed into total works. He points out such areas. Donaldson stresses the importance of presentation, bringing attention to the matte. He feels that a fine line on the painting's edge would accomplish this. Stevens agrres [[agrees]] that the matte is not the best choice of presenting the painting. He identifies the color of the matte as a problem area. It harmonizes the work rather than complementing it. -Critique of Rose Auld's Work- Rose Auld explains that she is an artist and educator. She shows posters she has done as an educational venture to explain Rastafarian culture to Washintonians [[Washingtonians]]. Some of the motifs she incorporates are from Ethiopian culture- coptic ctosses [[crosses]], from Ghanaian culture- crosses (which represent women. The four prints have words stating the religious doctrines of the Rasta group. The letters INRI appear on the back of the garments worn by the figures. It stands for I Niegus Rule Israel. This also appears on the ctoss [[cross]] used to crucify Christ according to Auld. Rose is presently writing a framework for art education in the D.C. public school system. She hands around a drawing for a major work she intends on starting. Stevens remarks on the quality of a drawing she has passed around suggesting she not destroy it in her process to produce a finished work. _Critique of Art Beatty's Work- Art Beatty sets up a large unstretched canvas that he is working on. He shows the black and white photo collage that is the source of the oil painting/ "Dedication to Trane" is the title of the piece. A head and horn of Trane can be seen along side other images, symbols. This symbolizm [[symbolism]] comes to him through dreams, revelations and experiences. They are symbols of nature, strength and spirituality that he has chosen to incorporate into the Trane painting. Donaldson questions the shift in Beatty's work from this type of oil, to the loose water color collage he also displays. Art feels he has the ability to express himself in many different media and styles and has cultivated this during his stay in Spain. James feels the need for different shades of blue to relieve the overriding tone used. he also suggests that Beatty dispense with his frequent use of white. The bull in the Trane painting brings about discussion. The bull fight is a racist sport. Traditionally the toreador represents the white race and the underdog, the bull, the black race. -Critique of James Phillips Work- "AWFUL, ALRIGHT AND AWESOME." James calls these the Echo Series. He displays a large group of large paintings which illicit the following response. Donaldson feels that minimum of five works must be viewed in order to get a feeling of the groove the artist is in. He feels that Phillips has the consistency to fully explore and area once he gets in that groove. Reminiscent of Lawrence, and all that has gone on since. (more)
