After all, many exceptional entries are rejected merely because they don't fit the juror's specific vision. Fortunately, there is another Small Works show in town. Not that Alternative Visions deserves to be thought of as a parking lot for CMA's rejects. On the contrary, the alternatives show is a glowing affirmation of the remarkable quality of work being generated by California artists. That main thing that both exhibits have in common, of course, is the remarkable respect for art wrought on a intimate scale.
Small works are often indescribably potent.
A big work, a landscape, for instance, has the ability to draw you into it. But with a small piece, you often end up absorbing it into yourself. That's a remarkable experience, and it's one of the things that art is all about. 50 Mark West Springs Road, Santa Rosa.