This is a short reflection on the exhibition, Don’t Go Into the Light by Frank James Meuschke running November 4-27, 2022 at Rosalux, 315 West 48th Street, Minneapolis, MN 55419.
The format of this reflection is a single sentence or question per image. This content is also available as a printed zine.
![a bright white light in a dark landscape](https://art-sprawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/04.jpg)
Frank James Meuschke, “Whitewater River” (2022) sublimation print on polyethylene terephthalate fabric, 51″x68″
Walking into the gallery, I’m struck by a sense of an unknowable quality, emphasized through deeply saturated colors and the softening of edges.
![blurry yellow trees](https://art-sprawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/01.jpg)
Frank James Meuschke, “Whitewater Bluff” (2022) sublimation print on polyethylene terephthalate fabric, 51″x51″
Questions come to mind, such as, “Do I like the blurred boundaries more for accentuating the unknown or heightening beauty?”
![blurry grass](https://art-sprawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/02.jpg)
Frank James Meuschke, “Touch the Sky Prairie” (2022) sublimation print on polyethylene terephthalate fabric, 51″x68″
I asked myself, “What do we not know?”
![blurred elements from nature in yellow, green and brown](https://art-sprawl.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/03.jpg)
Frank James Meuschke, “Back Woods” (2022) sublimation print on polyethylene terephthalate fabric, 51″x68″
I also wondered, “What is it to view the world through the plastic we are addicted to?”
Disclosure: I know the artist from when I was directing the MFA program at MCAD, where he served as a mentor.