Author Archives: jolanta
Quraish
“Out of its spontaneity, I extract some of its colors and shapes…I believe that erosion is filled with a natural beauty.” Courtesy of the artist. Quraish www.2questart.com I see that erosion, displaying the natural aesthetics and charms of body, is not restricted to the human body alone. Nature’s erosion has many aesthetic values, it is […]
Marcia Shelly
“Using my artistic license, the composition is a compilation of three different areas around the town of Beaune…” Courtesy of artist. Marcia Shelly www.maruarts.net “Cote de Beaune” drew its inspiration from a barge trip through the canals of the Burgundy region in France. Using my artistic license, the composition is a compilation of three different […]
Lilleanne Landstedt
“To me, art means life, joy and relaxation.” Courtesy of the artist. Lilleanne Landstedt www.rawheartart.tumblr.com To me, art means life, joy and relaxation. Only with a pen or brush in my hand do I feel complete and free. My Art: Keywords Raw Sincere True Humble Creative.
Jochen Schambeck
“It is the physical appearance of the paint, which lends my paintings their special impact.” Courtesy of the artist. Jochen Schambeck www.schambeck.de It is the physical appearance of the paint, which lends my paintings their special impact. Squeezed directly from the tube and smoothed with the fingers straight onto the painting background it piles up […]
Heather Crowther
“How did life originate, and what role does the ethereal dimension play?” Courtesy of the artist. Heather Crowtherwww.heathercrowther.com In this rust and charcoal drawing, where an impression is rusted onto the paper, and then worked over with charcoal, come together to create a completely unique image. Origins, is inspired by the origins of life, where […]
Number Twelve: Variations on a Theme
In his 40-minute film, “Number Twelve: Variations on a Theme”, Dutch artist and filmmaker Guido van der Werve interweaves the unlikely fields of chess, astronomy, and music theory into a seamless philosophical meditation on possibility, mathematics, and infinity. Divided into three movements filmed in distinct locations, Number Twelve begins with the artist seated in a […]
Still Existence
Thandile Zwelibanzi’s Still Existence is a series that looks at the presence of informal traders on the streets of Johannesburg, in particular around one of the biggest taxi rank-cum-markets in the country. Zwelibanzi’s series begins with those trading at night, a significantly unsafe and quite isolated time for business on the streets of Johannesburg. Many […]
Azzure Auguri
Pearl blue evenings scented with honeysuckle and wine create a sense of serene confidence along the Lungomare Marconi on the Lido, the sandy beach island that houses the show La Mostra. Artistry is less evident here than along the Grand Canal, and in the bowels of Canerregia and Il Giardino, where the Biennale infuses every […]
Building Community: Making Space For Art
Good places to live have more to offer than adequate housing, transportation, jobs, schools, and commercial amenities. They have spaces in which residents can express themselves creatively, connect with one another, and engage in experiences that expand their intellect, imagination, creativity, critical thinking, and even their capacity for compassion and empathy—spaces in which art happens. […]
“Evidence of Bricks”: Curated by Kristan Kennedy
“Evidence of Bricks” is about the building up, but mostly the tearing down, of institutions, societies, structures, and ideas. It is also about personal revolution. The brick starts as a lump of clay and winds up as a structural wonder: they are the building blocks of society, they are the weapons we pull from […]
