Judy Richardson
		This work is composed of the forms and textures of a world that speaks of the wonders of everyday. 
		Sculptures are built, bound, wrapped or sewn with familiar materials like rope, wire and shoe leather. Ideas 
		about structure come from the constructions of humans and animals. As if the only materials available to the 
		artist are the things that already exist, there are stairs made of chairs, shoes, baskets and clothes. A giant 
		rope is twisted and braided from cords, hoses and straps. There are forms found in nature like hives and 
		nests fabricated from metal and plastic. These are objects that refer to function, an animal house or a giant 
		fishing net that might be found in gardens, on farms, tucked away in Casbas and attics.

		Judy Richardson, December 2000

		Shimon Okshteyn
		Shimon Okshteyn is undistracted. His work, his life, is focussed so obsessively, so tediously, so frighteningly, 
		that it is almost impossible to see what he is doing.

		When you see his studio you may at first conclude that he is sitting surrounded by huge photographs, then 
		you notice that his only materials are some pencils, no cameras, no lens, no film.

		Then you decide he is a madman.

		To take an object, mechanical perhaps, manufactured certainly, and then to render it in this fashion is such
		 an extreme act, so chaotic apparently in intention that you fear for the creator. Your question of How? Is 
		followed consistently by Why? Why indeed?

		The answer, maybe, is that Shimon wants to capture the essence, the form and vibration of an object. He 
		wants to give dignity to the mass produced. To use this facility for this task gives nobility to the humblest 
		safety pin or most intricate millinery. A safety pin is a wonder of this century, and Okshteyn is driven to reveal 
		that. He wants, as he says himself, to make icons and for him these icons are all around us and unrecognized. 
		His project is a Pop one - after all Warhol made the soup can an icon - but Okshteyn brings to his work a 
		powerful sense of alienation and a genuinely fin de siécle character of lament and celebration. A sadness for 
		the passing and glorious affirmation of human skill, drive and application, in his slow agonizing creations.

		This is a new kind of Pop Art. Engaging, shocking and baffling. Okshteyn's purpose is to focus the world 
		around him through an intense engagement with these objects and let nothing distract him in their 
		contemplation. He is after all pursuing a headlong, relentless and probably impossible task, but in this battle 
		to represent, to illuminate this past, this history, his being undistracted is a gift to us all.

		From	Shimon Okshteyn November 10, 1999 - January 7, 2000
		Robert Sandelson Gallery, London, England

	
		John Tully Geyer
		The toy car pictures evoke memories of childhood. Some of the cars were played with by my sons and 
		others were borrowed from friends. I enjoy painting old toys because of the wonderful shapes, colors and 
		detail. I cross light when I photograph them to emphasize the chipped paint and dents. I paint in oil on 
		canvas.

		John Tully Geyer, December 2000   

		Suzanne H. Ulrich
		Inspired by my French correspondence since childhood I began this suite of collage works in early 1997.
		These collages include sections of old postcards, lead bands from the necks of wine bottles, magazine 
		bindings and scraps and stamps from old letters. The bits and pieces of cut, torn and pasted papers and 
		gouache painted envelopes are worked and reworked. With an economy of means they become organized 
		at some point and resolve themselves with restraint and calm.

		These are small meditative collages of irregular bands of colors, shapes, typography, scoring and subtle 
		textures. Some are quiet, some are forceful, some complex and some are spare and minimalist.

		This is a visual language of developed concepts and meanings that exist beyond verbal expression.

		Suzanne H. Ulrich, December 2000