Last Chance

Catch it or Regret It

by Molly Eichel

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Published: Oct 7, 2008

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Philly is a long way from Swedish artist Camilla Engman's hometown of Trollhättan, but we're glad she made the commute. Engman's seemingly simple work (made using a variety of media) predominantly features people and animals with somber faces, leaving each piece open to interpretation. Dog Thoughts (pictured) — starring a plump, almost-plaintive pup — is a definite favorite, as is Can't Stop Waiting, in which a snout-nosed girl with long eyes has a bird perched on her head.

Yastik is the Turkish word for a pillow or cushion cover, but don't go drooling on these babies. The woven yastiks from the Gallery 51 show date back to the 19th century and are made from handspun wool using natural dyes. Yastiks could be found throughout the Anatolia region, from nomadic huts to the palaces of sultans.

Holding it down on the northern side of the Avenue of the Arts, Cerulean brought together 16 artists to celebrate its second anniversary. Each artist is wildly different, working in abstraction and realism, oils and inks. In Jaime Treadwell's richly colored Church Sale, two rhythmic gymnastics twirl ribbons in a blue and purple sky. A gray church sits in the middle ground as a pig sups in the foreground.

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