{"id":377348,"date":"2026-07-17T22:44:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:44:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377348\/"},"modified":"2026-07-17T22:44:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T22:44:23","slug":"san-antonio-artist-james-cobbs-things-into-thoughts-exhibition-showcases-whimsical-imagery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/377348\/","title":{"rendered":"San Antonio artist James Cobb&#8217;s Things Into Thoughts exhibition showcases whimsical imagery"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-perfmatters-preload=\"\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"780\" height=\"514\" data-attachment-id=\"414870\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/arts\/things-to-do\/san-antonio-artist-james-cobbs-things-into-thoughts-exhibition-showcases-whimsical-imagery\/attachment\/cobby\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cobby.jpg?fit=1000%2C659&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1000,659\" 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;1&quot;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cobby\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;James Cobb\u2019s latest exhibition showcases both his paintings and digital prints such as this one. &lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.sacurrent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Cobby.jpg?fit=780%2C514&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1784328262_89_Cobby.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-414870\"  \/>James Cobb\u2019s latest exhibition showcases both his paintings and digital prints such as this one.  Credit: Courtesy Image \/ James Cobb<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Featuring new work by polymath James Cobb, Things Into Thoughts \u2014\u00a0on display at The Contemporary at Blue Star through early October \u2014\u00a0explores systems, form and color with the syncopation of a jazz solo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This suite of new work is one of four exhibitions by San Antonio-based artists that opened at the Contemporary on First Friday. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Packed with the frenetic energy and bizarrely totemic imagery audiences have come to expect from Cobb \u2014 an artist featured in the first-ever exhibition at Blue Star back in 1986 \u2014 these large-scale paintings and digital works delight through precision and whimsy in equal measure. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free, noon-5 p.m. Wednesday, noon-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, noon-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday through Sunday, Oct. 4, The Contemporary at Blue Star, 116 Blue Star, (210) 227-6960, contemporarysa.org.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacurrent.com\/sanantonio\/NewsletterSignup\/Page\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sign Up for SA Current newsletters.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-normal-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Follow us:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/apple.news\/TiFMu3wPkRj6PC4xS5L36bg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Apple News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/publications\/CAAqKAgKIiJDQklTRXdnTWFnOEtEWE5oWTNWeWNtVnVkQzVqYjIwb0FBUAE?hl=en-US&amp;gl=US&amp;ceid=US%3Aen\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Google News<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbreak.com\/@c\/1599768?s=01\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NewsBreak<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/SanAntonio_Current\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/sacurrent\" 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