Author Archives: jolanta
Richard Hawkins: Scalps, Dungeon Doors & Salome Paintings
In lieu of a press release for his show at Galerie Buchholz, Berlin, Richard Hawkins offers a literary dirge, lamenting the loss of gay poets as well as the King of Hearts, an industrial gay bar offering asylum to “minorities within a minority.” Hawkins recalls the patrons as “Mexican kids with fake I.D.’s, big […]
On The Verge : The Current Status of Korean Art in New York
Every year the Tate gallery in London selects an artist who receives an honorary award. Many of world’s media and art observers take note the winning artist. While it does not necessarily mean that the winner is the best artist of the year, a kind of this award may imply the artist has achieved significance […]
Illumination of Man
In Saudi, the old and traditional beliefs collapsed. I denied my existing values. I went through an inner turmoil but still learned from traditional teachings imposed on me, whether religious, cultural, social or political. I assimilated all these ideas and then tried to destroy them. Out of this turmoil emerged a great dilemma that gave […]
Loft In The Red Zone: A Tribute to September 11th
“Loft In The Red Zone” is a traveling multimedia art installation taking place this September in NYC and traveling to Moscow, Russia. In the late 1990ʼs, many artists could still be found in downtown Manhattan. They were living, working and creating in Tribeca, Soho, Little Italy, Chinatown, Battery Park and The Financial District. Tragically many […]
Sevgi Çağal
“She believes the essence of being lies hidden in the details.” Courtesy of the artist. Sevgi Çağal www.sevgicagal.com Sevgi Çagal is a painter-sculptor who was educated in the United States and France. Her works are recognized by their round, sensual forms and vibrant color. There is an inherent eroticism in her art. Çagal’s […]
Marianne Kyllikki Blomqvist
“Today is present as much as the past. I am fascinated by the way landscapes can embody time.” Courtesy of the artist. Marianne Kyllikki Blomqvist www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/taiteilija.asp?id=2588 My subjects come from nature. I am interested in simple elements such as trees, water and earth. The motifs arise from emotions, which I organize according to […]
Fedor Alexeev
“Through consistency of deep color layers one can feel the energy of the inner life ‘inside’ the painting that merges the color and form in vibrant harmony.” Courtesy of the artist. Fedor Alexeev www.fedoralexeev.com Alexeev is searching for the definition of color using pure straight colorings, making parts of the picture look as […]
Anselm Cester González
“I wanted to portray this period of the Parisian social movement with the pure materials of stones.” Courtesy of the artist. Anselm Cester González www.anselmcester.blogspot.com My work shows an aerial view of the city of Paris. I have created an atmosphere strongly full of emotions and feelings related to the “Bohême” movement in Paris […]
Anna Kassel
Courtesy of the artist. Anna Kassel www.annakassel.com My inspiration for this series is the beauty of the African people and all their cultural richness that has been jeopardized for the greed of some countries in their desire to posses gold and diamonds and so many things at the cost of human dignity.
The Tell-Tale Tart: Sculptures By Shirin Fakhim
Shirin Fakhim takes us to the inner world of the artist; a world full of complexity, fear, wonder, and observation. Shirin’s sculptures begin with assemblages of readymade traditional terra cotta pots of various shapes and scales, which are used as the body. They are then decorated with fabrics, wigs, jazzy coloured high heel boots, and […]
