My Sweet Blue-Eyed Darling, 20071229, HTML, 310 x 230 pixels
I Made This For You reviewed by Timothy Buckwalter for KQED Arts & Culture:
Art Review : Chris Ashley: I Made This For YouI'm gonna say this right off, and then we can move on. Chris Ashley has created the grooviest advent calendar. Ever.
At some point that idea will hit you as you are wander through I Made This For You, Ashley's current online show at Marjorie Wood Gallery. I'm sure there is some element of intent at work here; Ashley's daily drawings are laid out in pop-up windows that represent the days of December.
When the calendar realization first hit me I lost interest in the work for a bit. It all seemed so hokey, and kinda hoary, but only for a brief while. Soon the serious joy that is the exhibition quickly lit back up.
And serious joy it is, in a hard edge sort of way.
While Jesus is Bleeding, 20071228, HTML, 230 x 310 pixels
With Nothing to Sell, 20071227, HTML, 310 x 230 pixels
Dwell in That Shack, 20071226, HTML, 230 x 310 pixels
Where Happiness Never Ends, 20071225, HTML, 310 x 230 pixels
Up This Hill and Down, 20071224, HTML, 230 x 310 pixels