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More on ‘Contemporary Vernacular’ at the PRC, and Caleb Sonik at Art Attack
BY RANDI HOPKINS
Issue Date: November 26 - December 2, 2004
...Travel and that most vernacular of art forms, graffiti, have been inspiring the work of
artist Caleb Sonik since he encountered the madly muraled Berlin Wall as a 13-year-
old, not long after its fall in 1989. The experience moved him to begin graffiti-ing his
world; his body of "outdoor paintings" has since come to include colorful images
painted on signposts along and under the Minuteman Bikeway, which runs from Davis
Square in Somerville through Arlington, Bedford, and Lexington. "Exterior Goes
Interior: Caleb Sonik," which opens at the new Somerville venue Art Attack on
December 8, gives us a chance to see Sonik’s interior paintings, which are done on
wood to mimic the texture of the walls on which he typically works. Time spent in
Kathmandu and the rest of Nepal also influences these colorful works; the opening
reception on December 10 promises to be a trip itself.
"Exterior Goes Interior: Caleb Sonik" will be at Art Attack, 108 Beacon Street
in Somerville, December 8 through January 14, with an opening reception on
December 10 from 6 to 9 p.m.; call (617) 879-1895.
