ALEC CLAYTON: JOE FEDDERSEN RETROSPECTIVE AT TAM IS A MUST SEE >>>

I was knocked right out of my socks when I walked into the Joe Feddersen retrospective exhibition at Tacoma Art Museum. The first thing to catch my eye - and how could it not - was a monstrous wall-size print of multiple overlapping zig-zag patterns in brilliant colors and textures comprised of 500 square panels that seemed to frantically dance across the wall. And I'm talking a big, big wall. The piece is called Okanagan IV, and it goes ceiling to floor and stretches across 58 feet of wall space. And, as if that were not enough, there's a similar but somewhat smaller piece on the opposite wall that's merely 90 panels and only 20 feet long.

The beauty of these, beyond the sheer size, is due to the vibrancy of the patterns within patterns.

This is a must see show. Read my review on the Weekly Volcano Web site.