Fine Arts

A Dynamic Duo

Deception

Whether working with paint,
colored pencil or monotypes,
Deborah Friedman explores
the issue of self-deception. In
so many of her works, people
have one eye or both eyes
dosed to emphasize
Deborah
that they remain
Friedman: blind to themselves,
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After,
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their actions.
Ave., Royal Oak, is showing 15 of Fried-
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qttcipf -- sl 'tfirOugh July 12. A graphic artist who has taught for the
Biriningham Bloomfield Art Association, Friedman also dramatizes the
power and diversity of the line — loose, sketchy, graceful and bold. (248)
545-2200.

Grandmother Remembered

Rochester artist Susan Kell realized that her fondness for pomegranates
and figs related to her paternal, Sicilian grandmother, who introduced
her to these exotic fruits when she was a little girl. Kell recently wrote a
verse that was the springboard for her
show, "Pomegranates and Figs," at the
Cary Gallery, 226 Walnut Blvd.,
Rochester.
The multimedia exhibit includes a
sculptural piece showing 17 terra cotta
pomegranates and one fig. There also
are photo images of the artist and her
grandmother. Putting the verse and
show together brought into focus many
unanswered questions resulting from
age and language barriers facing the rel-
atives of different generations. The show
continues through July 5. (810) 651-
Susan Kell: Eigh Stems One Rose,
3656.

acrylic on paper.

Gifted Graduates

Keisuke Mizuno uses porcelain as a visual language to express the
equilibrium of life and death. The artist's style is among 22 represented
in "New Generation: The Fifth Annual Graduate Student Exhibition"
at Shaw Guido Gallery, 7 North Saginaw, Pontiac.
Scheduled through July 12, this year's display
features works in ceramics and metals com-
pleted by graduate students from uni-
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were juried based on their origi-
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Forbidden Fruit,
333-1070.

porcelain.

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"I want to express that changes in life bring
ynn Rae Lowe and Joan Rosenblum,
you
to a better place," said Lowe, Nyjn r i c.1
who express their artistic talents in
her
works
to Jewis t ehlgra-nding sculpture in-
very different ways, have two things
foirjaa
in common. They both have exhibits
—toConvey the message that walking
running simultaneously at theJA -qfi cyl- both through life requires balance.
Lowe frequently uses bronze because she
Epstein Museunees after pursuing other
Vix.'et i.
Lynn Rae Lowe, a
former Detroiter,
comes home with
bronze figures, cast
paper and mixed me-
dia prints, bringing
the sacred into physi-
cal form. After work-
ing as an events
planner and raising
four children, Lowe
graduated in 1993
from the University of
Arizona.
Joan Rosenblum, a
former New Yorker
relocated to Ann Ar-
bor, paints with pas-
tels, frequently using
abstract images to cel-
ebrate the performing
arts. A former biochem
major, she earned her
Lynn Rae Lowe: Seven Sylphs, bronze.
fine arts degree from East-
ern Michigan University
feels it gives a sense of timelessness. "Things
in 1979.
Lowe's and Rosenblum's works will be change so quickly, and we can lose our frame
of reference," she said. "I'm interested in the
shown through the end of July.
sense of interior depth."
Lowe, who lives in Tucson, recently
was commissioned to create the bronze
Arthur Loew Theatre Scholarship
Fund Award, "The Arthur," for the
University of Arizona. Among the ac-
tors receiving the award have been
Janet Leigh, Robert Wagner and Jill
St. John.
In contrast to Lowe's figurative
pieces, Rosenblum applies pastel
shades to create abstract images.
"When I listen to music or read a
poem, I see color," Rosenblum said.
"The titles-of my work often recall the
music or the poetry, and I think of the
paintings as a place to meditate."
"Make Your Own Kind of Music"
is one song that translates into Rosen-
blum's paintings. The blue and deep
purple tones appear rich and velvety.
While Rosenblum's paintings have
been part of the art fairs in Ann Arbor,
they also have been sold to corporations
such as the Ford Design Center in
Dearborn, Standard Federal Bank in
Troy and Jacobson's in Boca Raton.

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Joan Rosenblum: House of Cards, pastels.

The works of Lynn Rae Lowe and
Joan Rosenblum will be on display
through July 31 at the Janice
Charach Epstein Museum/Gallery at
the Maple-Drake Jewish Communi-
tay Center. (248) 661-7641.