Author Archives: jolanta
Francophilia in Florida
When he heard that I was about to move to Miami, the French artist Joël Hubaut put me in contact with collectors Ruth and Marvin Sackner, who generously opened their doors to me. The discovery of many French artists in their collection and the collectors’ francophilia was the starting point of the concept of this […]
Richard Bettinger: Provocation or Shock?
For as long as I can remember, the camera has enticed me to explore the world through its lens. As a result, I have employed the camera to express my conscious or subconscious imaginings. Sometimes it is to share with others. At other times, it is to engage in a solitary and personal revelry in […]
Josiah McElheny: The Past Was a Mirage I’d Left Far Behind
New York-based artist Josiah McElheny is a sculptor, performance artist, writer and filmmaker, best known for his use of glass with other materials. For his Bloomberg Commission he uses light and mirrors to transform the Whitechapel Gallery into a hall of mirrors. Josiah McElheny is the latest artist invited to create a new work of […]
New Museum Announces 2012 Triennial Artists
The New Museum has announced its list of participating artists in the 2012 Triennial, the only recurring exhibition in the United States devoted to presenting young artists from around the globe. Opening to the public on February 15, the Triennial will feature thirty-four artists, artist groups, and temporary collectives, totaling over fifty participants, born between […]
Art & Urgency
I believe that bringing diverse groups of people together to listen to each other’s stories is an end in itself. Life stories have the power to dispel fear, challenge one’s values and inspire compassion. There is urgency in the impulse to tell these particular stories, considering that one out of every 30 Santa Monicans is […]
Martina Reinhart
“Human beings and the body have been the main focus of Martina Reinhart’s work since 2004.” Courtesy of the artist. Martina Reinhartwww.artreinhart.at Human beings and the body have been the main focus of Martina Reinhart’s work since 2004. First it was a cycle of The Image of Woman, then the cycle […]
Mark Moffett
“I am interested in competing levels of information.” Courtesy of the artist. Mark Moffettwww.moffko.com My current work explores encaustic as a vehicle for a line that is part of the surface rather than painted on the surface. By carving into and backfilling smooth, built-up panels of the beeswax medium, I obtain […]
Manuella Muerner-Marioni
“The original task of every artist is to communicate messages with his artwork.” Manuella Muerner-Marioni www.arte-manuella.ch The original task of every artist is to communicate messages with his artwork. Unfortunately this task by many artists of today is no longer perceived. For various reasons I selected my new artwork entitled Brainstorming. Brainstorming consists […]
Claudia Ongaro
“My present focus is centered on drawing as a meditative practice.” Courtesy of the artist. Claudia Ongaro http://www.claudiaongaro.com My present focus is centered on drawing as a meditative practice. Referencing mythological symbols, my current abstract works invoke a re-emergence of ancient narratives within a contemporary context, drawing parallels between ‘The Golden Age’ and […]
