Like most such faculty presentations, “Metro Biennial,” a showcase of more than 40 works by artists who teach at Metropolitan State College of Denver, contains a mix of the good, disappointing and easy to ignore.
Highlights of the short- lived show, which runs through Saturday at the Emmanuel Gallery on the Auraria campus, include:
Tonia Bonnell never fails to impress with her unassuming, intimate intaglio prints. She is represented here by a pair of 2-by-3-inch abstractions — the airy delicacy of “3/Rise” vividly contrasted with the contained turbulence and bold relief of “11/Storm.”
Morgan Price‘s two stunningly executed, emotionless monotypes, which depict ungrounded wrestling figures against an orangish, blank background, have an appealingly contemporary, au courant feel.
Working like dance choreographers, Kelly Monico and Scott Bagus isolate 10 or so key movements from “The Quiet Man” and then rhythmically arrange them to make a highly creative video.
“Metro Biennial” is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Kyle MacMillan
