Author Archives: jolanta

This past December in an industrial Baltimore warehouse, sculptor Tim Scofield debuted his latest performance involving large machinery and acrobatics. Fabricated in steel, a pair of bare metal sculptures set the stage for Scofield and fellow aerialist, Mara Neimanis. Lifting Heavy Metal Cindy Moore Tim Scofield. This past December in an industrial Baltimore warehouse, sculptor […]

Michal Rovner’s exhibition "Fields of Fire 2005-2006" was inspired by her journey to a remote drilling camp in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Fascinated by the jets of flames that shoot out of the smokestacks as the natural gas is bled off the wells, she filmed and used these elements as her subject matter. Michal Rovner’s […]

Smack Mellon recently moved into a new space in Dumbo and asked artists to respond to the new location in "Site 92." Artists where invited to make work specifically about the new digs but through the lens of their particular ideas on architecture, environment and space. Responding to Location in DUMBO Leah Oates Wade Kavanugh […]

It’s Christmas in Los Angeles and artificial snow spews hourly from plume stacks above the crowd at The Grove, causing upward glances by shoppers wrapped in logo-stitched clothing and weighed down by logo-emblazoned bags. Ecstasy In and About Los Angeles Kim Bockus Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Talo/The House, 2002. Installation view. Three-screen DVD installation, 15 minutes 50 […]

White sand still fragrant with the acrid aroma of the sea; hot spices that, as tiny essence drops, are spread on the canvas; sprigs fixed in bloom forever: these are among the materials that Barbara Pareti uses to compose her "Chromomaterical" works. The Art of Harmony Maria Elisa Bruson Barbara Pareti . Courtesy of Roberto […]

Having grown up in LA, a city heavily defined by its diversity and street culture, I’ve been given a palette of areas to draw inspiration from. Mark Wasyl aka Mekanikal Mark Wasyl Having grown up in LA, a city heavily defined by its diversity and street culture, I’ve been given a palette of areas to […]

"This wallpaper has a kind of sub-pattern…in the places where it isn’t faded and where the sun is just so–I can see a strange, provoking, formless sort of figure, that seems to skulk about behind that silly and conspicuous front design," reads The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1899). A Terrible Beauty Toko-pa Turner […]

Driving from the wealthy suburbs on the outskirts of the city into downtown Detroit is always an unsettling experience. Crossing Alter Road, the border between the two, is crossing into an alternate reality. Bringing Some Color to Detroit Projects Julie Alvin The Heidelberg Project, Baby Doll House. Courtesy of the project director. Driving from the […]

Eric Reymond: Your paintings seem to me about communication, referring to codes, language, as well as maps, signage. Why is communication important to you? Marc Brotherton Eric Reymond Marc Brotherton, Do You See It Now , 2005. Acrylic on paper, 50 x 38 inches. Eric Reymond: Your paintings seem to me about communication, referring to […]

David Liddell is a painter in his late 40s, born in Liverpool, he has lived in the countryside outside Dundee, Scotland since 1990. David Liddell Anton Beaver David Liddell, Untitled , 2003. Oil on board, 3 x 3 feet. David Liddell is a painter in his late 40s, born in Liverpool, he has lived in […]