Feb. 23, 2021
This week’s picks include an artist who blends natural forms cast from nature with minimal geometrics; photographs that highlight human connection; and paintings that explore landscapes both bodily and natural.
Michael Henry Hayden, “Waiting for Canyon’s Echo,” installation view. Image courtesy of the artist and Moskowitz Bayse.
A few years ago, Michael Henry Hayden and his partner Anthony led me and a small group of friends on a magical night hike in Angeles National Forest the two frequent trails in the area. Now, Hayden is using the forest as fodder for a new series of sculptures, literally. The works in his new show “Waiting for the Canyon’s Echo” are made from silicone casts of natural materials rocks, plants, trees both domestic and wild. For “Plein Air” a flawless painting fading from creamy orange to white that is encased by two large rock faces Hayden went into Angeles Forest and made a cast of a granite cliff face (!!), then
Jan 28, 2021
With Senior Bowl practices taking place this week, the NFL draft has begun to take center stage. Last Friday Daniel Jeremiah of NFL Network dropped his first mock draft of the year and his choice for the 49ers raised a lot of eyebrows. With most people focusing on quarterbacks, offensive line, and cornerback, Jeremiah had San Francisco selecting Florida tight end Kyle Pitts with the 12th pick.
At first glance this looks like little more than a luxury pick. The 49ers just re-signed George Kittle to a new deal that will kick in this year, there are questions aplenty at quarterback, left tackle Trent Williams is a free agent, and none of the starting cornerbacks from 2020 have contracts. This surely isn’t a realistic option, or is it?