Author Archives: jolanta

Keepsakes From the Past

My interest in portraiture first came to me after obsessing over Richard Avedon, his truthful and beautiful capturing of politicians, artists, writers, and actors. His work made me realize the importance and power of a portrait. Later it became about pulling from many mediums; I love Nick Knight, but I also love Leonardo da Vinci’s […]

Posted in Summer 2009

Making Amends

My work usually leaves a degree of control to a generative or rule-based system. A common starting point is often the document of inaccuracy and chance through repetition. Many of the works address subjects such as human error, natural growth, and originality, with results that exploit varying levels of precision and frequently subvert the idea […]

Posted in Summer 2009

Sally West

Sally West started drawing as a child growing up on a sheep and wheat station in central New South Wales, Australia. Sally West started drawing as a child growing up on a sheep and wheat station in central New South Wales, Australia. After finishing school Sally travelled to Europe, Asia, India, and Nepal, painting and […]

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Sally West

Sally West started drawing as a child growing up on a sheep and wheat station in central New South Wales, Australia. Sally West started drawing as a child growing up on a sheep and wheat station in central New South Wales, Australia. After finishing school Sally travelled to Europe, Asia, India, and Nepal, painting and […]

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Sally West

Sally West started drawing as a child growing up on a sheep and wheat station in central New South Wales, Australia. Sally West started drawing as a child growing up on a sheep and wheat station in central New South Wales, Australia. After finishing school Sally travelled to Europe, Asia, India, and Nepal, painting and […]

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Taro Otani

Taro Otani is a Japanese Artist based in Berlin. Taro Otani is a Japanese Artist based in Berlin. His overture includes an accomplished career as both a Painter, and Graphic artist working with oil, watercolor and Graphic materials. His understanding and intuit for both color and form are evident in the creative narratives he produces […]

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Siri Berg

A Swedish born Abstract painter, Siri Berg lives and works in the Soho, New York. A Swedish born Abstract painter, Siri Berg lives and works in the Soho, New York. Her three main bodies of work are paintings, collages from Japanese woodblock prints and assemblages from found industrial objects. “I sometimes identify myself as a […]

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Dear Soldier

Reliving, re-enactment, and remembering form an important part of my personal work. I am interested in re-telling stories that have been passed down, giving importance to past events that I played no part in but feel a connection to through the experience of others. I often use staging and re-enactment to blur the boundaries of […]

Posted in Summer 2009

Elisha Ben Yitzhak

Elisha Ben Yitzhak was born in Israel in 1943. He studied art at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and at the Avni Art Institute in Tel Aviv. Elisha Ben Yitzhak was born in Israel in 1943. He studied art at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and at the Avni Art Institute in Tel […]

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Elisha Ben Yitzhak

Elisha Ben Yitzhak was born in Israel in 1943. He studied art at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and at the Avni Art Institute in Tel Aviv. Elisha Ben Yitzhak was born in Israel in 1943. He studied art at the Bezalel Art Academy in Jerusalem and at the Avni Art Institute in Tel […]

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