Andrea Schwartz Gallery : Paul Gibson - InSideOut.

Comment by AB: Paul Gibson exalts the ordinary in an eminently accomplished selection of paintings of everyday objects and unremarkable scenarios set against abstract color field backgrounds. You take it out, you use it, you put it back, and you're off to the next activity on your agenda. But wait a minute. It's not just a hammer-- it's a hammer. All you have to do is stop for a moment and take a look.

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Gallery 645 : Flora Davis & John Kuzich - Above And Below The Surface.

Comment by AB: Meditative patinated metalworks for walls and pedestals by Flora Davis exemplify precepts of Buddhist mindfulness, while John Kuzich cuts, hammers, collages, and reconfigures found materials like fast passes, aluminum soft drink cans, paper items, CDs, and other discards into colorful upbeat pattern pieces. It's order versus chaos, and tonight, order wins.

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Adobe Books Backroom Gallery : Randolph Colosky - The Circus (Inside My Mind) is in Town.

Comment by AB: The way Randolph Colosky tells it, the "circus in his mind" that sources his mixed media collages with psychedelic DayGlo flourishes is not your typical three-ringer. It's more like maybe rings upon rings upon rings careening in unpremedited tenor through arcane domains of the brainosphere. Stream-of-consciousness all the way. But wait. There's more. The prices so reasonable, you can hardly afford to pass this buying opportunity up. Plenty for $100-$300. Beat that! Plus if he gets famous, you get to brag to all your buds about your prognosticatoriality.

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