Visual Arts

Review: Matthew Ritchie at the Frist

Some artists zoom in and focus on the small details of whatever they’re depicting or evoking: a place or person, an object, a thought, a feeling. Think of Matisse sticking close to home, cataloging the contents of his red studio: the paintings on the wall, the chairs for viewing them, the table, the wineglass. Others take a decidedly more macro approach, zooming out and up...
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