The online version of the Austin paper has a very interesting piece on an art exhibit at the McNay Art Museum, 6000 North New Braunfels Ave., San Antonio.
Here is some of that articel:
Faith, pain and danger: See the art of late Texan Michael Tracy in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO — Has there ever been another Texas artist like the recently deceased Michael Tracy?
The sculptor, painter and maker of rare objects — as well as sometime magus who oversaw fantastically staged rituals — lived his life as an expansive art project, especially since 1978, when he established sprawling studios and residences in tiny San Ygnacio, Texas, on the U.S.-Mexico border.
"He was big, much bigger than life," says retired graphic artist Lorne Loganbill, who got to know and admire Tracy during the 1990s. "His art was big, his opinions were big, his passions were big. His studios and living spaces were full of sights, sounds and smells that were overpowering, earthy and exciting. Art, religious iconography and crumbling relics of different cultures accented his panels, canvases, bronzes and over-sized mesquite furniture, and created a warm and welcoming environment — with an edge of danger."
We'll get back to that "edge of danger" soon.
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Now admirers and detractors, veterans and rookies alike can experience a slice of Tracy's visions through "Michael Tracy: The Elegy of Distance," a right-sized exhibit at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio through July 27.
full article is found here:
https://www.statesman.com/story/news/his...cnay-art-museum-san-antonio/83252736007/
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