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Steve Locke brings artistic prowess to FSC
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- By Lindsay Hurteau
Editorial Staff
The Mazmanian Gallery was uncharacteristically filled
with laughter on Tuesday night. A reception in honor of artist Steve Locke’s
show opening changed the gallery from its usual reverent state to one of
jokes, stories and introductions.
- A professor at Emmanuel
College and the College of the Holy Cross, Steve Locke enjoys showing his work
at FSC.
- “The great thing about
being here at Framingham is that [my] work gets to be seen by a lot of people,
and not just people in the art world,” said the Boston artist.
- Many of the
portrait-like pieces involve the presence of an outstretched tongue.
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- They are entitled the
“Apotropaion Series.”
- Locke related the pieces
to Medusa, a Greek mythology figure, who is often pictured with her tongue
sticking out. “It’s a way to scare people off, to warn people,” Locke said of
the Greek word “apotropaion.”
- “Think about it,” Locke
said. “When do you stick your tongue out?” he asked.
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- “[It’s] someone who
doesn’t want to be looked at. Kids see the paintings and they laugh,” Locke
said, “adults don’t.”
- One of the artist’s
favorite pieces included in the show is entitled “When You’re a Boy.” Locke
joked about the title, “[It’s] like the David Bowie song, ‘Boys Keep
Swinging,’” he said. The piece is composed of a multitude of sketches and
watercolors placed strategically together to create a wall-size installation.
- Locke believes
things in the world are more interesting than anything he could “invent in
[his own] mind.”
- “I draw all of the
time.” Locke said. He said every piece of paper is subject to becoming a work
of art.
- The show runs until Feb.
10 in the Mazmanian Art Gallery.
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