Author Archives: jolanta

The Construct of Deconstruction

 I have been making pretty straight city scenes from my head for the past couple of years.   Pilita Garcia E. I have been making pretty straight city scenes from my head for the past couple of years. I like to believe they are similar to what the Internet looks like, with all the individualistic […]

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The Importance of Trifles

I am fascinated by the relationship between the natural and man-made worlds, and their effects on one another. Pedro Cruz-Castro I am fascinated by the relationship between the natural and man-made worlds, and their effects on one another. Recent work has pushed the boundaries of these relationships to absurd limits, in response to our dawning […]

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The Scope of Creativity

Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Logan Riley  The realm of invention exists in the seconds between thought, conception, and execution. It is a place where ideas come into realization, a place where artists go and play, and […]

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Metamorphosis

In art one must be equipped to combat for life, not expressed in terms of combat with others or with the world, but rather like a returning to one’s place, to be one with oneself, to dwell and inhabit what one is. Vanessa Lamounier  In art one must be equipped to combat for life, not […]

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Women’s Studies

Venezuelan artist Patricia Cazorla creates “diaries” or personal collections of portraits of women who have a significance to her, whether because of their bold characters or because of their simple beauty.Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Susan Schmidberger […]

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Fragile Faces of a Masterpiece

Many of Wim Botha’s works—including architectural and sculptural pieces, etchings, large lino-prints and drawings—are configured into installations that simultaneously recall and disrupt traditional conceptions of domestic and public spaces and hierarchies of power.Experiencing life feels like inhaling fresh air. It’s not like you take a book, read a chapter, and you’ve gained this or that. Michael […]

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Against Repression

Since 1975—beginning with the Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru (GSRB) movement (Indonesian New Art Movement)—I developed a particular concern for the social, political, and cultural issues of the people around me. FX Harsono Since 1975—beginning with the Gerakan Seni Rupa Baru (GSRB) movement (Indonesian New Art Movement)—I developed a particular concern for the social, political, and […]

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Looking Life in the Face

Some of the things I make are obviously built for audience interaction—Eleven Heavy Things, the sculptures for the Venice Biennale, are objects that literally have holes for people to fit their bodies into and pose with. Miranda July Some of the things I make are obviously built for audience interaction—Eleven Heavy Things, the sculptures for […]

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Memory and Other Forgetfulness

The landscape, a strange foreign landscape, flashes by in both directions as the camera inside the vehicle captures both the windshield and the rear-view mirror. Michael Asbury The landscape, a strange foreign landscape, flashes by in both directions as the camera inside the vehicle captures both the windshield and the rear-view mirror. The foreignness of […]

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Waking Up in New York

Since the age of four, Nino Korinteli has been following a calling. From a childhood pastel portrait of her dog to her latest exhibit at the Broadway Gallery NYC, she has been constantly creating and expressing herself artistically. Logan Riley Since the age of four, Nino Korinteli has been following a calling. From a childhood […]

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