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Bob Brady has made a career out of creating lithe, attenuated figures out of wood whose inscrutable countenances long ago became iconic within Bay Area art. For his sparseness and economy of means, Brady has been compared to Giacometti whose signature trait –ragged gauntness – is echoed in two other Northern California artists: Manuel Neri and Stephen de Staebler. But where the latter two extend Giacometti’s portrayal of existential angst through rough-surfaced figures that seem to be laboring under great stress, Brady’s sculpture has always conveyed the exact opposite: transcendence and grace.
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Engaging review of a great show. Thank you.
Hey David,
Thanks for this; arguably (probably) the best show in town right now.
Regards,
Craig Smith
Enjoyed the article on Robert Brady. I really like the way your website is developing. You’re doing good work. Robert Ray