The Cost of War
S.B. Sculptors Guild Show Includes Political Commentary, Runs Through March 31
On view this month at the library’s Faulkner Gallery, you’ll find the fruits of the Santa Barbara Sculptors Guild. There’s a great range of works in three dimensions, from Pat McGinnis’s industrial, somewhat humanoid “Turbo 1820” made from highly polished steel to Francine Kirsch’s “Lovers,” a lump of smooth red alabaster in the form of a heart, or possibly upturned buttocks. Alan Eric Hernandez delivers an unambiguous message with “Infinite Cost,” a light box in which a tiny, flag-draped coffin is reflected in a mirror, its image repeated over and over until you lose count of the iterations.