Michael Tole April 27, 2011

Surveying a landscape largely unthought of as aesthetic fodder for the painter's eye Michael Tole's paintings, flawlessly rendered, offer us glimpses into the unintentional relationships that exist between intentionally placed objects: bauble-lined shelves and displays,sidelong glances of ceramic mementos and mass produced souvenirs filed in stasis. His show at the Conduit gallery is entitled 'Blessed with All the Thunder in the World.'