{"id":393456,"date":"2025-11-21T00:49:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393456\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T00:49:27","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T00:49:27","slug":"new-exhibition-by-san-antonio-artist-tim-olsen-focuses-on-charming-and-slightly-creepy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/393456\/","title":{"rendered":"New exhibition by San Antonio artist Tim Olsen focuses on charming and slightly creepy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"451\" data-attachment-id=\"386775\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/new-exhibition-by-san-antonio-artist-tim-olsen-focuses-on-charming-and-slightly-creepy\/attachment\/screen-shot-2025-11-20-at-4-31-31-pm\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-20-at-4.31.31-PM.png?fit=1154%2C667&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1154,667\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screen Shot 2025-11-20 at 4.31.31 PM\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;San Antonio visual artist Olsen is known for drawing, collage and assemblage. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;San Antonio visual artist Olsen is known for drawing, collage and assemblage. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-20-at-4.31.31-PM.png?fit=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-20-at-4.31.31-PM.png?fit=780%2C451&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screen-Shot-2025-11-20-at-4.31.31-PM.png\" alt=\"San Antonio visual artist Olsen is known for drawing, collage and assemblage.\" class=\"wp-image-386775\"  \/>San Antonio visual artist Olsen is known for drawing, collage and assemblage.  Credit: Courtesy Image \/ Tim Olsen<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis month I am treating myself to a solo show in my own studio. Because I can,\u201d reads Tim Olsen\u2019s hilariously succinct press release on said exhibition, which runs through Nov. 30.<\/p>\n<p>San Antonio visual artist Olsen, known for his drawing, collage and assemblage, is more than capable of carrying a solo show of any size, despite the fact that many of his works can fit in the palm of one\u2019s hand. <\/p>\n<p>Alternately charming and slightly creepy, there\u2019s an undeniable preciousness and melancholia to the work that lingers \u2014 a gentle frisson. True to form, <\/p>\n<p>Olsen\u2019s press release feels like a double entendre as high-rise condos continue to surround the arts district: he\u2019s doing it because he can. At least for now. <\/p>\n<p>Free, by appointment, The Upstairs Studios at Blue Star, 1420 S. Alamo St., (210) 259-6222, geogalleries.com.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Subscribe to SA Current newsletters.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size\"><strong>Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599768?s=01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SanAntonio_Current\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/sacurrent\" target=\"_blank\" 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