Joe Rudko: Willamette Week

Joe Rudko: Picturesque

Visual Arts
RICHARD SPEER
Tuesday February 17
PDX Contemporary Art
925 NW Flanders St.

It’s heartening when an established blue-chip gallery such as PDX Contemporary takes on an artist for his first-ever gallery show. That’s happening this month when Joe Rudko, a recent graduate of Western Washington University, makes his debut with the exhibition Picturesque. Spartan and elegant, Rudko’s works on paper exude minimalist savoir-faire. He creates them by ripping, cutting, folding and reconfiguring photographs and other images into new compositions, challenging the viewer to reconsider the dynamic between component parts and overall gestalt. Through Feb. 28.

Where: PDX Contemporary Art
Phone: 222-0063
Address: 925 NW Flanders St.
Website: http://www.pdxcontemporaryart.com/