Dozier Bell | Portland Press Herald
June 5, 2022 | Jorge Arango
Dozier Bell Exhibit Makes For a Mystical Experience
Let me be unequivocal: Dozier Bell is a great artist. By that, I mean a master, as in someone whose work will be discussed and analyzed in art history curricula a century from now, just as we continue to discover new depths today in the works of Rembrandt or Dürer.
A further clarification: By master, I do not imply merely that Bell possesses masterful technical skill (though, without a doubt, her handling of acrylic, watercolor and charcoal is impossibly flawless). I mean that she is more of an earthly, flesh-and-blood medium for transmitting the deepest, simplest truths of the universe and the transcendence possible when we surrender to them. She is not just painting beautiful pictures; she is taking on the grandest philosophical themes of existence.
