Author Archives: jolanta
Inside Out
Through my art I explore the relationship between the body and identity while raising questions regarding the status of photography in a digital age. I seek to question the basic assumption that the self is distinct from the other, to portray physical identity and psychological identity as unstable and permeable. I present the body not […]
Overture
A diverse selection of figurative and abstract art, Prelude showcased works from international artists April Bending, Arvee, Erica Ronnbeck, Eugénie Dammer, Georgeta Stefanescu, Hans Johansson, Kurt Rostek, Monika Wally, Peggy Zehring, Herwig Maria Stark, Helen Joynson, and Ria Bisseling. The show demonstrates a balance of abstraction and the figure. Geometric shapes are the dominant theme. […]
Quids In!
Arhan Virdi finds out what the deal is at the autumn 2008 Affordable Art Fair in London. We are used to hearing about the Damien Hirsts of this world whose works sell for millions to a very exclusive club, but what we don’t hear about is our flourishing end of the art market which is […]
Human Souls
I like humoristic art, so I use this method to express my ideas. Sociology and urban anthropology are useful methods for observing humans in society. But when they try to explain the relation between human and society, logics of common language turn to become useless. This is the one of the main reasons I’ve chosen […]
Rioting Fantasies
I like humoristic art, so I use this method to express my ideas. Sociology and urban anthropology are useful methods for observing humans in society. But when they try to explain the relation between human and society, logics of common language turn to become useless. This is the one of the main reasons I’ve chosen […]
Count Down to Zeroââ¬âAn Artistââ¬â¢s Diary
Friday, May 16, 2008. Cloudy. The surroundings here are extraordinary! The whole street is filled with a turbulent atmosphere, rousing, perplexing, alarming, and surreal. Jutta and I attended a fundraiser for victims of the Sichuan earthquake, organized by a fellow artist. After the meal, everybody quietly put money in a glass bowl, placed in front […]
Wild Things
Su Zi-Han’s series of paintings titled I Only Love Strangers freely expresses a strong desire and love for sex, as well as intoxication. Great changes have taken place in China over the past 30 years, which impact directly on people’s way of life, their mentality, and young people’s values. The sexual awareness of youth has […]
Beyond the Shore
Originally purchased from the Native Americans of Manhattan for two ax heads, a string of beads, and a handful of nails, Governors Island was bought by a Dutchman who wanted the island for his own private use. His possession didn’t last, however, and it served as a military base for the next 200 years. In […]
Note To Self
About every two weeks I’ve been visiting the Warner Brother’s archive on Exposition Boulevard. I am one of the few researchers there who has no particular agenda. Basically, I write to the archivists, telling them I would like to see the earliest films in the collection, whatever they can dig up. And they serve it […]
Point of Detachment
I am an interdisciplinary artist working with photography, video, installation, and live art intervention. My work reflects on the human condition through societal and cultural constructs, playing on the tension between reality and fantasy, between the familiar and the surreal or uncanny. I use a set of components that make up the conceptual framework for […]
