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Justin Lyons brings his “street art” style to Atlanta in all its glory. His narrative is riddled with written dialog, where words and letters are often crossed out revealing another clue into the message. It aims to give the viewer a reference point into a deeper understanding of a particular theme or subject, and to then explore on their own as to what they see and feel. His inspirations are most often triggered by a word, phrase or thought, with the intention to try to and tell a story without giving away too much as to let the viewer interpret their own connection to the piece.

The Paper Plane gallery is currently showing off the works of Caren Stansell in her “Home is Where the Heart Is” series. The works feature unconventional materials, including beeswax and tobacco, to explore the “ever evolving relationships that occur within a home,” according to Stansell’s artist statement.

Last month, the Marietta Cobb Museum of Art held an exhibition for the incomparable Larry Walker – a collage, mixed material and charcoal artist who’s work focuses on the urban environments he’s traversed during his 85 years on this earth. On September 19th, his solo exhibition, Compositional Constructs with Social, Political, and Spiritual Overtones – A Selection of Methods and Content from 1990 to 2020, contained a collection of paintings, portraits, posters, sketches and artifacts that embodied the struggle and plight that black men and women have experienced in the United States for hundreds of years.

The spirits of everyone in attendance for Melissa Huang’s Another Day Another Girl became the perfect dichotomy for what the exhibition itself represented. One’s emotions or personality may be affected by external forces, and whatever feeling, emotion, or action one expresses should not restrict their perception of who they actually are.

The PHXART Museum showcased the creativity of artists from across the globe. There was also a focus on various periods in time, and the shifts in style during each.