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Some antique or Renaissance pieces likely come to mind when thinking about sculpture, and abstract sculpture confronts stereotypes about this art. As Irene Sirko’s works demonstrate, abstract sculpture doesn’t reject lifelikeness but forces viewers to employ a subtler perceptive mechanism. The central tension born in abstract sculpture is between the absence of references to a […]

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Summer call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Summer issue. www.theartofalisongalvan.com

Just Desserts Twas the summer of my life’s desserts—only this time they’d be just. Parenting is a plum job, and just like any other fool, I was delighted to tuck right in. As an inexperienced savant, I prided myself on passion’s fruits over any real practice. After all, I was well-stocked in all the don’ts, […]

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Summer call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Summer issue.

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Summer call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Summer issue.

Beach Day ”Come on, Suzie! Hurry up!” Mary whined from downstairs. I grabbed my transistor radio off the nightstand, checked the batteries, and rolled it up in my towel. No sense heading to the beach with a dead radio. I wriggled out of my pants and stepped into my bathing suit. I squeezed and willed […]

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Summer call for entry. To see this in print, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Summer issue.

Summer of the Bear On a muggy, August summer day—the kind of weather that clings to your clothes like the claws of a frightened cat—my family and I escaped to the coolness of the Cascade Mountains. We had been on the road a couple of hours, and the city drifted away. Giant evergreen trees towered […]

Distinguished Artist of the ArtAscent Summer call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Summer issue. www.LeanneTrivettSphotography.com

Summer’s sweet smell of star clang of sun- rise riddle of lillypads a yesness of raspberry pie. Topaz… Distinguished Writer of the ArtAscent Summer call for entry. To see the full body of work, grab a copy of the ArtAscent Art & Literature Journal Summer issue.