| Paper Rock Scissors represents the work of Laura Higgins Palmer in the Baltimore region. To inquire about seeing the work, or for more information on purchasing something you've seen on the Artist's Webpage, please contact the gallery at 410-235-4420, or via e-mail.
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To Paper-Rock-Scissors' page of original artworks by Laura Higgins Palmer |
PAPER-ROCK-SCISSORS 1111 W. 36th Street Baltimore, MD 21211 410-235-4420 |
| Paper Rock Scissors - advertised as "the hottest, coolest venue in Maryland for local and regional art" - is part of the resurgence of Hampden's Avenue - which is one of our Baltimore Main Streets communities. The gallery represents over 75 artists, working in media including painting, mixed media, collage, sculpture, ceramics, jewelry, pastel, watercolor, hand-made paper, stained glass, clothing, textiles, decorative furniture and more. They also have partnerships with the Morris Mechanic Theater and Center Stage, displaying works in their lobbies. |  |
| In the News...
JHU Art Spot: Rock Paper Scissors Sick of staring at the obligatory "Starry Night" poster hanging on your roommate's wall? Interested in seeing some quirky local art? If so, head over to 36th Avenue for some funky art at the Hampden gallery, Paper Rock Scissors. Aptly named, Paper Rock Scissors is filled with art pieces of almost every medium. Canvasses hang from the walls and clutter the walkways. Zen pots, hand-crafted dish sets and chunky quartz necklaces reside on tables. A chair tattooed with neon patterns anchors the room. Whatever you're looking for, be it clogs turned into Wizard-of-Oz masks or Monet-like pastoral paintings, you're bound to find it at Paper Rock Scissors. Other standout pieces include a wild collage of poppies being splattered with red rain, broken chunks of asphalt transformed into comical busts, and colorful beaded dolls the size of a hand. Paper Rock Scissors opened seven years ago. Today, it features a diverse group of 32 artists. About 75 percent of the gallery's work is by regional artists. Other featured artists hail from as far away as Michigan and Florida. Owner Robert Antreasian quit his accounting job two months ago to buy the gallery and to "connect what artists do to people who want to buy art and have art in their homes." With that goal in mind, Antreasian chooses art that is eclectic but "not bizarre." The current exhibition, "Life Drawing/Drawing Life," by local artist Sydney Hopkins, runs until Oct. 23. Hopkins's paintings would look appropriate hanging in the "Friends" coffeehouse -- they're hip but thoughtful. Half of his work consists of portraits that are thrillingly nuanced with shadows, soulful eyes and battles between acid-bright colors and muted purples. The other half consists of Kandinsky-like rhapsodies. Abstracted shapes and lines float in a subdued background of yellows. Reflecting the true spirit of Baltimore, Antreasian says the "typical customer is atypical." Baltimoreans from all walks of life flock to the gallery to buy art. Feel the urge to become one of those buyers? Restrain yourself -- pieces can cost up to $3,500. But go anyway, if only to fantasize about a time when you'll be an M.D. with enough money to buy that stunning charcoal drawing. |
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| This story was printed from The Johns Hopkins News-Letter. Site URL: http://www.jhunewsletter.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2004/09/24/41535d9de861b |
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