Fernando Rascon

Licketh The Rainbow

at JAUS

Rainbows sometimes make me cringe—not that I am inherently opposed to their beauty and deeper metaphoric meaning, but in the wrong hands, they can fall so easily into triteness. Tricky little things those rainbows can be, however the artists in Jaus Gallery’s most recent exhibition, “Licketh the Rainbow,” transform this sometimes overused Hallmark symbol into a sexy and provocative visual delicacy. Highlights include Rochelle Botello’s “rainbowic” though oddly unsettling ode to her dog—beautifully imagined and moving as well as Junta Egawa’s arresting paintings, which are tense and focused meditations on color and form with an undeniable dynamic edge.~Eve Wood