Author Archives: jolanta
Used Photocopier Closes Sept 9
Used Photocopier Hotel, LondonJuly 7 – September 9, 2012Featuring: Will Benedict, Wolfgang Breuer, Gabriele Beveridge, Sara Deraedt, Marte Eknaes, Keith Farquhar, Jason Loebs, Charlotte Prodger, Matthew Smith
Suzanne Fortin
Suzanne (SÜ) Fortin’s inspiration comes mostly from her experiences around the world, particularly in Africa, her “second home.” In creating her 3 dimensional art on canvas, she feels like an instrument through which pictures and words are played out on the canvas, as if, like an orchestra, each color, paper, wire, and recycled object becomes […]
Cristina Arnedo
Combining the smoothness of oil with the coarseness of sand, Mexican artist Cristina Arnedo creates flowing canvases filled with rich colors and textures. Here, she searches for harmony among different materials and colors that frequently contrast, finding equilibrium between the hardness and softness of form, vibrant and subtle colors, light and dark elements. For […]
Allan Friis
During beginning of 2010 Friis got an idea to develop a kind of imagery, simplified to symbols like icons, which at the same time could be used to express a complex course of events and also drama, rich with associations. The specific pictures could not only be single symbols. They could also, through combinations […]
Bernard Britt
I am fascinated by spontaneous creating, by exploring and combining various techniques: 1. China ink, automatic drawing, often on home-made paper 2. Acrylic and Oil Painting (big size, gestual painting) 3. Ceramic ( mainly japanese ”Raku” firing) 4. Papiermâché, Glass, Silver, and Wood britt-bernard.lu *** This article was published by NY Arts Magazine, 2011. […]
CI Istanbul 2012
CI Istanbul CI IstanbulNovember 22-25, 2012 Contemporary İstanbul, the premier art fair of the region whose main sponsor is Akbank Private Banking and associate sponsor is Zorlu Centre, opened its doors this year to art lovers on November, 24th-27th. This edition brings together 90 contemporary art galleries from 20 countries, half of them international, featuring […]
The Double Dirty Dozen (& Friends)
The Double Dirty Dozen (& Friends)Freight + Volume530 West 24th Street, ChelseaAugust 16 – September 22, 2012Opening: Thursday, August 16, 6 – 8 PM Featuring: Michael Anderson, David Baskin, Ion Birch, Paul Brainard, Shiva Burgos, Richard Butler, Francesco Civetta aka DJ CASH, Andy Cross, Jules De Balincourt, Erik Den Breejen, Kent Dorn, Joel […]
Cullen Washington Jr.
Drawing on a myriad of art-historical and pop culture references, Washington transforms everyday items into complex new cosmologies. Cullen Washington, Jr. holds an MFA from Tufts University / School of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston (2009) and a BA from Louisiana State University (1994). Born in Alexandria, Louisiana in 1976, Washington incorporates found […]
Jennifer Packer
Packer uses portraiture to explore deeply personal experiences as well as the grand, convoluted narratives of art history. Jennifer Packer is a painter and a 2012 MFA graduate of the Yale University School of Art, where in 2011 she received the Gamblin Paint Prize and a Robert Schoelkopf Memorial Traveling Fellowship. Packer uses portraiture […]
Steffani Jemison
Jemison creates work in video, photography and mixed media, often using language or story as a foundation for conceptual investigation. Steffani Jemison was born in Berkeley, California, in 1981. She holds an MFA from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (2009) and a BA from Columbia University (2003). Informed by her background […]
