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Written by Damien Power
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Wednesday, 15 October 2008 19:39 |
Mimi Herbert’s work at Gallery 1401 is a ‘formidable vision’
 During the recent Gallery Hop, I was particularly impressed by two “Ascension” pieces by Mimi Herbert at Gallery 1401. These are lithographs enhanced with pastels, primarily featuring figures in the act of ascension, all of which is to say almost nothing about the experience of viewing these works.
An accomplished visual image functions on a number of levels, demanding visual engagement and rewarding repeated viewings. Although a work may be analyzed by considering its conceptual complexity and the quality of its execution, such factors are secondary to the viewing experience of a masterwork.
Gallery 1401 currently (through October 18) features the pastel work of Mimi Herbert. Here is a mature artist mounting a formidable vision. This work is mostly figurative, and Herbert’s use of pastels, including both bold coloration and whimsical nuances intensely engage the viewer. Sometimes her figurative work becomes the root of abstract images; particular elements veer into abstraction, and the background for these figures is seldom neutral, but often dynamically involved in stunning presentation.
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John Ringo Is The Last Centurion |
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Written by Kelly Lockhart
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Wednesday, 13 August 2008 19:51 |
East Ridge author takes aim at global warming, disease, politics and war
 If asked to describe the typical science-fiction author, most of us would likely envision an older man sitting in front of a typewriter spinning tales of aliens and sweeping space battles fought by square-jawed alpha males wearing impenetrable battle armor while protecting seemingly helpless women, who for reasons known only to science-fiction artists, always wear as little clothing as publishing mores allow. And for many decades, that vision would have been accurate.
Flash forward to the modern era—and the entire science-fiction publishing world has changed. One of the leading, and most successful, publishing houses is run by a woman, and many of the most successful writers are also women. So where does that leave the grizzled men of the past, those staunch defenders of all things manly, with their heads filled with old-fashioned chivalrous paladins? Hooters on Brainerd Road, of course. That’s where I sat down with one of the rising new stars of the science-fiction world, East Ridge’s own New York Times bestselling author John Ringo, to talk about his brand new novel The Last Centurion.
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