Frank executes his attractive abstractions with extravagant gestures; the paintings are of rich blues and varied greens that seem almost too rich for the size of the canvas. His finesse and delicacy evoke a romantic allusion which, in general, is both mysterious and poetic.
—Jules Engel
In his first Los Angeles one-man show, Schneid’s large group of paintings depict landscapes and figures woven into a symbolic imagery; the figures are of a troubled world, straining for totemism and personal meaning.
—Jules Engel
Highlighting a most satisfying group show is a large oil by Arthur Okamura entitled Waterfall. Without actually representing landscapes, his shapes make pictorial suggestions which represent nature nostalgically. Mintz’s tasteful, loosely painted oil entitled Buzzing, is calligraphic in its delicacy, while Douglas Snow offers abstractions consisting of heavy linear images. Carl Morris’ paintings have an air of distinction, getting much of their poetic quality from stitched, staccato brush-strokes.
—Jules Engel
Hungarian-born French artist Gaal’s small canvases are enlivened by luminous spots, or passages, of color. Most of the paintings are on the ornamental side, making this show a fascinating demonstration of decorative technique.
—Jules Engel