A frenzied crowd descends on the art covered walls of Southeast Portland’s Goodfoot Lounge.
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A frenzied crowd descends on the art covered walls of Southeast Portland’s Goodfoot Lounge.
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Portland artist and Big 100 organizer Chris Haberman relaxes in front of a few of the 1500 pieces on the Goodfoot Lounge walls.
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Portland artist and Big 100 organizer Chris Haberman relaxes in front of a few of the 1500 pieces on the Goodfoot Lounge walls.
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While most of the 8″×8″ pieces of wood were paintings, some were adorned with ceramic pieces and other objects.
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While most of the 8″×8″ pieces of wood were paintings, some were adorned with ceramic pieces and other objects.
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Big 100 was a very hands-on affair. While the names and titles of individual work was not displayed, one could quickly obtain that information by taking a painting off the wall and flipping it over.
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Big 100 was a very hands-on affair. While the names and titles of individual work was not displayed, one could quickly obtain that information by taking a painting off the wall and flipping it over.
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Pieces were hung wherever they would fit.
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Pieces were hung wherever they would fit.
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While it didn’t have the glamor of First Thursday in the Pearl, the confines of the Goodfoot allowed the masses an up-close view of the work of many of Portland’s best-known artists.
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While it didn’t have the glamor of First Thursday in the Pearl, the confines of the Goodfoot allowed the masses an up-close view of the work of many of Portland’s best-known artists.
One hundred artists each submitted fifteen 8×8-inch pieces for the third annual Big 100 at the Goodfoot Lounge last weekend. Organizers Chris Haberman (whose work was some of the evening’s most sought-after) and Goodfoot curator Jason Brown hung the pieces sans the name of the artist and title (though this info was easily obtained by some eager shoppers by removing paintings from the wall and peeking at the back). Other popular artists work on the walls include Misty Ray, Dennis…
