Author Archives: jolanta
Roberto Pugliese’s Sound Installations: A Bi-Continental Review
If this piece begs the visitor to cross the border of “inside” and “outside” spatial concepts, Roberto’s first project in the U.S. titled A Voice In The Desert (2012), expands space even further; marking the desert of Texas with an installation of 5 square steel frames and as many speakers. The optical and sonic grid […]
Despair And The Decoding of Duchamp’s Fresh Widow
Of course, we know that Rose Selavy did not really exist. Rather, she was an early attempt by the artist to create a female alter ego for himself through the use of a pseudonym. The fictitious name and copyright were carefully printed in Helvetica across a small wooden base that supported a modest French window […]
In The Collector’s Salon
In a sense, then, Matisse and Picasso, at that time mostly unknown, along with Raoul du Gardier and Henri Manguin–now more obscure than ever–were a substitute, as the Steins must themselves have been to ambitious artists in search of ready money. It was a good match, nevertheless: the Steins, subject to a Jamesian revelation of […]
Artistic Sabotage In The Baloney Republic
Hungarian visual arts have hardly been a roaring international success over the last twenty years, especially when we consider the truly remarkable theater, music, and cinema produced here. Still, Hungarian visual artists such as the Little Warsaw group, Róza El-Hassan, and Hajnal Németh participated in major European and international exhibitions; some artists attained a modicum […]
In Conversation: Jean Manuel Beauchamp Interviews John Zinsser
John Zinsser: Yes, “studio time.” Here in Greenpoint, the sky is always grey, depressive—it’s “nowhere time.” There is always this urgency to do something. But it’s so impossible to do anything. So I try to find these “devices” to keep moving. A lot of the little sketches are done as just sort of “warm-ups.” To […]
In Conversation: Stephanie Buhmann Interviews Tamara Zahaykevich
For the past decade, New York artist Tamara Zahaykevich has created works that navigate between painting and sculpture. Her objects either protrude from the wall or are set on pedestals. Her materials, which range from discarded foam core to old paint mixing palettes, are rooted in everyday life and lack pretension. Manifesting as characters with […]
Denise Hunter
“Pools of light slip across luscious forms, stretched to extremes by the intimate demands of Latin dance and demeanor.” Courtesy of the artist. Denise Hunterhttp://denisehunterartist.co.nz In this painting, rioting shades are perfectly choreographed, contrasting the rigidity of dance with the subjects’ vibrant desire to catapult off the canvas like a film flashing […]
Vincent Messelier
“Every painting has a reason to exist and I always find the same kind of structure” Courtesy of the artist. Vincent Messelierwww.ateliermattisse.be I am a 100 % autodidact artist; full of love and passion, painting right from my heart to the canvas. I start with a clean sheet and mind, let colors, […]
Vincent Edmond Louis
“Having pursued photography from a very young age I’ve constantly tackled various ways of pushing the boundaries of what we have come to consider traditional fine art photography.” Courtesy of the artist. Vincent Edmond Louiswww.edmondlouis.com Born in Nimes, I attended the Central Saint Martins College of Art and design in London, England […]
Candace Hartman
“Growing up on the west coast of Canada fostered my fascination with the ocean’s many moods and characteristics.” Courtesy of the artist. Candace Hartmanwww.candacehartman.com Growing up on the west coast of Canada fostered my fascination with the ocean’s many moods and characteristics. Having been profoundly influenced by the Luminist school of painting […]
