Reviews & Articles
Accessibility 2003: The Item Newspaper reviewed by Jane G. Collins. “Lori Goodman’s ‘Universal Grass’ reflects the overall theme of the installations… The tall spikes invite the eye into the interior of the deserted structure to contemplate what might have been and to see that regardless of abandonment and neglect, life struggles on. …and, like Walt Whitman’s poem, we are reminded that ‘I am grass; I cover all… Let me work.” www.theitem.com
Accessibility 2003: The State Newspaper, Giving outside artists Accessibility works beautifully by Jeffrey Day, staff writer…"The most subtly startling piece in the courthouse area is as easy to overlook as the others are to see. A paved plaza in front of the tall county buildings is pretty beaten down. The trees in it look tired, and some of the openings in the pavement where trees once stood contain nothing but sand. In the blank areas and around the remaining, Lori Goodman of California has stuck a few sprigs of green paper and wire that look like little plants struggling to survive. On the barren plaza and in front of a tall modernist office building, these little sprigs give a message of hope against the elements."
Review of Ghostdancing by Jane Ingram Allen, Sculpture Magazine, International Sculpture Center, April 2003 Vol 22 No 3, page 73
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“…Ghostdancing consists of multiple translucent white cylindrical forms of handmade paper stretched over bamboo armatures, with numerous tree limbs and stumps leaning in various directions and living plants partially covering curving mounds of mulch and stones. The rhythmic repetition of forms, the soft whites and muted colors of the natural materials, the patterns of light and shadow, and the undulating layout create a visual dance. Integral to the installation is the concept that it will grown, change, and deteriorate over time. “Ghostdancing made walking through the courtyard an adventurous sensual experience…see complete article at www.sculpture.org
Belle McDonnell, Former Weaver now Paints with Pulp
The North Coast Journal, January 1992, Vol. 111. Issue 1
…"The artist creates an environment that allows viewers to perceive their own views of natural phenomena through abstraction. The handmade paper tress that make up Lori Goodman’s recent gallery installation feel like an archaeological display preserving the remains of an ancient world. The sculptures, though abstracted, mimic the massive trees and natural organic change in a forest. The complicated, imaginative process walks the path of the thinnest and finest aesthetics of contemporary forms and offers a visual treat”… “Grouped together, lit from above, the paper trees are whimsical and ethereal, floating in space, yet suggestive of the ancient and primeval. Each sculpture is complete by itself, but hung together in a group it becomes an arrangement of solidarity and substance.”… see complete article at
www.northcoastjournal.com