I would like to take a moment to thank everyone who came out to see my exhibition Urban Rapture at the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center. I would also like to thank the students that I worked with in the Eva G. Farris Educational Center whose work was on view in the Carnegie’s children’s gallery.
Visions on Elm by Cedric Cox, 48x48 inches, acrylic on stretched canvas
Check out A.C. Frabetti’s review of Urban Rapture, my exhibit of new paintings that’s currently on view at The Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center in Covington, KY:
Though Cedric uses the term ‘quilt’ to describe in part his approach to his paintings, they could just as easily be mosaics, or even stained glass, given their use of dark lines separating the colors.
Read the rest here, on the Aeqai: Adumbrationes arts blog.
On Monday, 1 Feb, 6-8pm, join the Cincinnati teaching artist, Cedric Cox as he discusses Soul within Structure, his first Contemporary Arts Center UnMuseum® exhibition. You will have the opportunity to gain firsthand insight into his painting methods and subject matter. Then, Cedric will demonstrate some of his favorite classroom lessons. This is a chance to give your students some hometown pride by highlighting one of Cincinnati’s artists.
This past fall I had the privilege and honor to visit Westwood Elementary School and Mt. Airy Middle School as a guest artist. At Westwood Elementary I was the instructor for the Cincy AfterSchool Art Club. For four weeks I worked with students on lessons in drawing, painting and collage. Continue reading
Arts writer Geoffrey Dobbins has thoughtfully reviewed Soul within Structure, my current exhibit at the Contemporary Arts Center, in WireTap Magazine:
Cox’s fragmented style — he often refers to it as “quilt-like” — is in full force in this latest exhibit. The artist sprinkles his cityscape “quilt” with references to the 19th century architecture found throughout OTR, like Italianate ornaments, Greek columns and Gothic arches.
Read more at WireTap Magazine.
Cedric Michael Cox 