Author Archives: jolanta
Psyched-Up
During her studies at the academy, Yu has always been commended by teachers like Tang Hui and Cao Li on her works. She took pleasure in exploring various artistic styles, especially in the world of portraits. She admires Rembrandt, Ingres, and Durer, whose portraits are exemplary for their detail and precision. On the other hand, […]
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Located in London, it is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. The Collection comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the […]
Tate Modern
Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Tate Modern is the national gallery of international modern art. Located in London, it is one of the family of four Tate galleries which display selections from the Tate Collection. The Collection comprises the national collection of British art from the year 1500 to the […]
Intersection for the Arts
Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco’s oldest alternative non-profit art space. Intersection for the Arts is San Francisco’s oldest alternative non-profit art space (est. 1965) and has a long history of presenting new and experimental work in the fields of literature, theater, music and the visual arts, and also in nurturing and supporting the […]
Passage and Crossings
There has been a public debate—at times a very heated and rancorous debate—between contingents of the Catholic Church and the arts community of Cologne, Germany. The community that commissioned and installed Gerhard Richter’s radiant stained glass windows in the Cologne Cathedral, commissioned architect Peter Zumthor’s scrupulously designed, meditative masterpiece, the Kolumba Museum, and have now […]
Lollipop Lolitas – Luccia Lignan
The nude is an art, an expressive form, a cry of freedom, a call to beauty. The nudes of Luccia Lignan talk to us about sensuality. Her women are sensitive and relaxed. They are grateful to be alive, and they demonstrate this gratitude in their body language. Despite being very conscious of their charms—their voluptuous […]
Towards A Visionary Culture
Every work of art embodies the worldview of its creator and simultaneously reveals a facet of the collective mind. As Marcuse said, "Art is a metaphysics in a moment." Considering Modernism and Post-Modernism, the importance of mystic and visionary states of consciousness have been downplayed or ignored by most artists, critics, and curators. Picasso’s Cubism […]
Edward Ruth Galleries
Edward Ruth Galleries displays contemporary art in East Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Edward Ruth Galleries displays contemporary art in East Lancaster, Pennsylvania. www.edwardruth.com
Mark Wolfe Contemporary
Located in the 49 Geary building in the heart of downtown San Francisco, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art (formerly Urbis Artium Gallery) exhibits a range of local and international art with an emphasis on emerging and mid-career artists. Located in the 49 Geary building in the heart of downtown San Francisco, Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art (formerly […]
Inner Monologue
Gao Shan and I both tend to believe life itself is far more important than art. But it’s getting clearer that life is oftentimes not the way we’d like it to be. We don’t have too much of a choice in life and the infinity of the universe is just a delusion. We choose to […]
