Author Archives: jolanta
Chronicles of Our Magic Hour – Milovan Farronato
It is no easy task to try and define, or at least outline, the creativity of a specific geographical area. Over the last few years, there have been a series of exhibitions that have raised geo-political issues, and to the point of creating the need for a whole new field of investigation. This all began […]
Reparations/If It Ainââ¬â¢t Broke – Keith Miller
Among the many issues that call into question the placid façade of American social harmony, the question of race is primary. Especially after Hurricane Katrina, racial issues are once again central to the American discourse about its social make-up and the idea of reparations stands central in its divisiveness. For years calls have been heard […]
Melissa Setterington
My work explores my cultural identity, the sense of suspension that I find myself in, the tension I feel exists between two different cultures: My work explores my cultural identity, the sense of suspension that I find myself in, the tension I feel exists between two different cultures: Nicaragua, my country of origin and Britain […]
Wang Qingsong
I am concerned with the impact of ongoing social changes on human life. My art is inspired by the stories that happen in the urban city where I live. Everyday life plays out different stories of all sorts, those containing happiness, anger, sadness and enjoyment. From my perspective, I think all of these stories are […]
Xiong Lijun – Jade Franklin
Born into a Chinese generation that grew up amidst an economic revolution, Xiong Lijun belongs to an age seeped in consumerism. In her lifetime, China has experienced dramatic increases in personal wealth (the years between 1978 and 1998 saw a phenomenal, 20-fold, increase in Gross Domestic Product). Along with this change came the introduction of […]
Wu Junyong – Opera I, II, III
Wu Junyong’s DVD animation works are some of the most exciting creations to come from the younger generation of contemporary Chinese artists. Just as the great contemporary painters of the first generation of the Chinese avant-garde captured the zeitgeist of China in the 90s, Wu Junyong captures it for wealthy China in 2007. Born in […]
Some Thoughts On My Creations – Zhou Jin Hua
I sit across from my computer wanting to write something, but I suddenly realize that I’m at a loss for words. There are so many things that I want to say, but I don’t know where or how to begin. It’s like being in a dream, you can’t speak and you can’t move. In the […]
Time, Place and Photography – Qiu Zhijie
Thinking of the possibilities of technology, I discovered that three factors determine the visual effect of a photographic image: the state of the object photographed, the condition of light and the length of exposure. The latter two are equivalent to aperture and shutter, the primary means of taking photos. Among the three, the most basic […]
The Brilliance of Capitalism – Catherine Kwai
This exhibition may give viewers the first impression that the artist’s works are cute and celebrative. Yet, when one examines the 20 mixed media works on canvas and the robot-like, wooden sculptures closely, he or she might be surprised to see that all of these meticulous details and symbols are loaded with interrelated meanings. These […]
The Tree Of Desire – Wei Dong
I am indulged by the smile of the women in my paintings: that utterly helpless, complicated, but loving and consoling look. There is something vague in it, hard to explain in words, but I feel that it is very important for me to express this in my paintings. I have a strong desire to enjoy […]
