Thursday, March 20, 2008

ArtCal Review of Don Porcella - March 2008

Don Porcella's art was reviewed by ArtCal.
http://zine.artcal.net/armory2008/contributor/olympia_lambert/


"Three artists' works stood out strongly from the rest... Don Porcella, also in Room 230. I couldn't help but laugh when I saw his little encaustic Frankencreatures and ghost floaters. There was something wildly fun and at the same time obnoxious, (but not overly so), about his pieces. I felt like I was back in grade school, trading sketches of the snotty nosed kid in the front row back and forth. With each layer of waxy buildup, Porcella's storytelling is whimsical and touching. At times he goes a bit too far for my own liking-- almost a kitschy Clown College-like quality-- but he steadies the course in the end, feeling much more like the "Ghostbusters" Marshmallow Man has been subdued and is now a delicious Smore."
Olympia Lambert ArtCal

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