Mood Processor; Michelle Marcuse's paintings pay close attention to methods and materials, sometimes at the expense of meaning.

From: Philadelphia Weekly | Date: September 1, 2004| Author: | Copyright information

Michelle Marcuse is a latter-day process artist, one for whom materials and the construction of the art object are primary concerns. As you can see in her solo show at the University City Arts League, latter-day process art paintings--here, oil and encaustic on panel--can satisfy by letting the beauty of the materials sing.

But there's a danger with this type of process-heavy art, and you can also see that here. With content in the backseat and process in the driver's seat, the finished product can feel a little wanting. It may please the eye but fail to engage the mind in a deeper ...

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