Author Archives: jolanta
Motioning Toward Metaphor
Of Basque ancestry, José Manuel Ciria was born in Manchester, England in 1960, but moved to Spain as a child, where he grew up. In 2005, he moved from Madrid to New York, where he is currently based. Today he is an internationally renowned painter, celebrated for both his lyrical abstractions and figurative works. Simone […]
Abstraction, with a Twist
Based in Québec, Montréal, Canada, trained engraver and innovative artist Michel Beaucage has shown his paintings around the world, including his standout contribution to the NY Arts Venice Biennale pavilion earlier this year. Shifting between two approaches—Abstraction and naïve figuration—his oeuvre is compelling in its diversity. Suzie Walshe Based in Québec, Montréal, Canada, trained […]
Tunneling through Life
The series of my mechanic installation works Cloud carries a strong expressive force that transcends over time and space. With semitransparent resin-made cloud and sculptures of the human figure that climb through the clouds, I try to present the ancient existence, development, and significance of human beings. Xu Zhong-Min The series of my mechanic […]
A Room of One’s Own
My work ranges from environmental subjects and issues to the self. When I play with time, I work with video and photographic sequences, and develop photographic installations and performance if the notion of space prevails. Lucia Pizzani My work ranges from environmental subjects and issues to the self. When I play with time, I […]
Bedazzled
Leah Oates: Every artist has a different path to becoming an artist. What was your path?Mickalene Thomas: When I was in middle school I attended an after-school program at the Newark Museum in New Jersey. But during high school my interests naturally shifted and I became seriously into cross-country and track and field. Mickalene Thomas, […]
Weaving Art From the Everyday
As it is difficult for me to try to describe even the next sculpture that I will do, so is it a big challenge to try to talk about what I will do for shows at the end of the year. Part of the reason is that my sculptures develop slowly. I am very intuitive […]
Digital Poetic Meltdown
My work explores the connections between technology and semantics, delving into the boundless flux among natural and programming language. The comprehension of this duet led me to develop methods and machines in the form of software-based installations, Internet art projects, video games, and other computer/digital media, addressing social, political, and philosophical issues. Yucef Merhi My […]
The Search for Self
In the end my work is always about me. I feel that women go through many more obstacles than men to prove their point or get their voices heard. The women from cultures that have telenovelas (soap operas) are seen as perfect receptors—almost flower vases—for tons of tragedy. Being from Venezuela, this common form of […]
François Geffray
The subject of my work is essentially based on the human being—his everyday life and his relationship with others. The subject of my work is essentially based on the human being—his everyday life and his relationship with others. From celebrations to companies, a group individuals in a context that requires them to belong and adopt […]
Where the Good Times Have Gone
Catherine Y. Hsieh: You said in the film Good Times Will Never Be the Same that you were afraid of your girlfriend Kirsten’s fear of how her family would perceive you. Then what prompted you to involve her and her family in the project?Brock Enright: Well, first our plan was to go away for a […]
