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| plant paintings by Ashley Tape Fleming at The Lift |
I am loving the current artwork up at The Lift right now in downtown Des Moines. The artist is Ashley Tape Fleming and I believe this is her first solo show. Her simplistic black and white cityscapes like "No Luke Just Skywalker" would make perfect backgrounds to Keith Haring figures and her still life plant drawings echo past voices of Matisse and Picasso's confident use of line. Fleming has effortlessly captured the Des Moines vibe through her thick black lines and she's allowed our bike riding, Oldenburg loving, city to be animated two dimensionally onto her canvas. The works, although simplistic, leave some interpretation to viewers but nothing is too abstract for those more inebriated patrons. Works like "Jesus Lisa" show a cheeky sense of humor while delighting in the preciseness of its interpretation. I can't wait to see what's next from both the artist and The Lift.
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| " Jesus Lisa" |
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| "Kinda Blue" |
Props to my friend Aaron who took pictures on his camera phone for me.
