Humana Art Show
One interesting thing about the Humana Festival is that the Actors Theatre of Louisville decorates its halls with art exhibitions. Last year they had giant earthenware water pots. This year it was "The Artists of Lowertown Paducah, Kentucky," paintings and sculptures from artists working in Paducah.
My nomination for Best of Show, above, is this encaustic painting by Nikki May titled "Vosro/Mio," which I think is Italian for "Yours/Mine." I'm a sucker for the female figure anyway, but I really like the muted colors and the soft, flowing lines. There's something sexy about wax, too, the way it looks like skin.
I also enjoyed the whimsical "Mixed media with string and staples on paper" by Teri Moore, titled "Mom Says" (below, click on it to get a more detailed view).
I didn't see an explanation at the gallery, but a little Internet research tells me that Paducah has worked hard in the last few years to attract artists in some kind of relocation program. May came there from Atlanta and Moore from Chicago.
