Frozen Emotions:

pon receiving an invitation to view an exhibit by Utah artist Randall Lake, my curiosity was immediately aroused. The invitation from the Art Access Gallery featured a painting by Lake titled “Weimer Berlin.” It showed a very sad man dressed like a cabaret performer, sitting on a barrel with images of Hitler, a German soldier and a war leader painted in green shadows in the background. I had no idea what this painting represented, but I had to see more.

As soon as I walked through the door, I knew that this was not going to be an ordinary exhibit. The paintings were different and intense. Many of the paintings address experiences that Lake has had living as a gay man. The emotions seeped from the paintings adorning the walls of the gallery. The air was thick with meaning. Meeting Lake in person was the only way that I could satisfy my curiosity of the origin of these emotions.

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