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ART January 13, 2005 There is no new ART story this week. Offbeat and insightful December 23, 2004 By Julian Wise The 2005 ESH calendar is called “The Illumination Calendar,” and as usual the offbeat artist has created an insightful and incisive glimpse into the local psyche via his stark black-and-white images. Crafted in a playful pen-and-ink style that makes innovative use of empty space to fill out the forms, creator Eric Hawkes has once again fulfilled the Taoist maxim that it’s the empty space that makes the cup useful. The 12 months in the calendar depict scenes of whimsy and wistfulness, playfulness and a breezy nonchalance. January features a rock and roll band of snowmen created by a perky neighborhood kid, complete with bass, drums, and guitar. February displays the staring face of a fluffy sheep, while March depicts a stark rotary telephone, suggesting the desperation for human contact the break up the late-winter doldrums. Mr. Hawkes demonstrates an aesthetic appreciation for the female form, from the etched image of a girl’s coy face in April to the smiling Red Sox fan gracing May. The artist’s visual flair is unleashed in July, as a vivid sky and festive aura is revealed behind a flashlight-toting woman. The image is a testament to the remarkable amount of depth and dynamics Mr. Hawkes can evoke from a simple 2-dimensional black-and-white image. September’s image of an empty rowboat in the dunes in front of a placid ocean evokes the quiet reverie of lingering Indian summer days. October features a pack of cellphone toting trick-or-treaters using wireless technology to relay the best trick or treating locales. The calendar ends with December’s image of a face hidden in a twirling Christmas ornament. The “notes” page at the end features a man with a microphone in his hands, perhaps a subtle allusion to Mr. Hawkes alter ego as a karaoke MC at Seasons. With the 2005 ESH calendar, Mr. Hawkes continues his winning streak of crafting playful, evocative images that seem both novel and familiar at the same time. The 12 images make fitting companions for another year.
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