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Fertile Ground

December 1, 1996 by: Alex Rawls

One of art's more subtle functions is its ability to remind the audience other aesthetics exist, and that there is no one "right" way to appreciate art. A local painter looking at a series of works that anatomized guns admired Walter Rutkowski's craft and his incredible graphite work; others looking at the same show were repulsed by his unhealthy affection for guns. Today, riot grrl bands hearken back to the days in womyn's music when there was a debate over wh...

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