The latest open-entry show at the Core New Art Space, 900 Santa Fe Drive, is devoted to everything blue. Given the word’s many shades of meaning, the offering’s abundant array of styles and approaches comes as little surprise.
Making the selections was Carlos Fresquez, a respected area artist who teaches at Metropolitan State College of Denver, and he clearly put an emphasis on such variety.
No one piece speaks more directly to blue as a color than Greg Mitchell’s elegant photograph, “Fog,” with its saturated, early- morning hues.
Of course, no exhibition of this kind in Denver would be complete without some reference to Lawrence Argent’s now-iconic downtown sculpture of a big blue bear. Jen Thario pays homage to the bruin in a whimsical drawing, titled “City Reflections.”
“The Blue Show,” which runs through Sunday, does not live up to Core’s last such offering, which was devoted to the figure and had a surprising number of stand-outs.
But like all open-entry exhibitions, it provides a look at little- known area artists and includes some solid efforts. Free. Noon-9 p.m. today, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and 1-4 p.m. Sunday. 303-297-8428. corenewartspace.com. Kyle MacMillan
