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It�s Happening Now! A quick look at 100 years of the Icelandic art scene – By JBK Ransu
Though many of the Icelandic scripts were decorated by craftsmen centuries ago we can safely say that Icelandic visual art does not really begin until the year 1900 with the exhibition of landscape paintings by Thorarinn B. Thorl�ksson, the first Icelander ever to exhibit works in his homeland. It�s Happening Now! A quick look at […]
Antidotes for an Alibi – By Zhanna Veyts
It will be one year ago, January 13, 2005, that Joseph Darby, a young military policeman assigned to Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, turned over a CD of image files to the Army’s Criminal Investigations Division. Antidotes for an Alibi By Zhanna Veyts Behrouz Mehri An Iranian couple walk past mural paintings depicting scenes from […]
Well Dog My Katz! – By Barbara Rosenthal
To much acclaim, PaceWildenstein mounted Alex Katz: Twelve Paintings, a show of two large landscapes and ten portraits of "power women" dressed and selected through a collaboration between Katz and stylist Lori Goldstein of W Magazine. Well Dog My Katz! By Barbara Rosenthal Alex Katz, Martha. (Martha Stewart in Jil Sander Shirt and Hermes Sweater. […]
Marusela Granell: Lost between the waves – By Silvan Rytz
The rush, the speed of the city, the anonymity and sense of triviality of the quest for internal peace, the run from one subway platform to the next: this is the space in which Marusela Granell is working on her latest project. Marusela Granell: Lost between the waves By Silvan Rytz Courtesy of […]
Three Artsist: Three Women – By Regna Sigurdard�ttir
As the Icelandic community of artists grows exponentially, three artist – three women – make a distinctive space for themselves at the forefront of Iceland’s expasion into the global art arena. Three Artsist: Three Women By Regna Sigurdard�ttir The Icelandic community of artistsAs the Icelandic community of artists grows exponentially, three artist – […]
Gimme Some Truth – By Daniel Rothbart
For a second year, artist / activist Yoko Ono voices her desire for change in the Middle East through the LennonOno Peace Prize. Israeli artist Zvi Goldstein and Palestinian artist Khalil Rabah were the inaugural recipients of the prize in 2003 when each received a $50,000 grant. Gimme Some Truth By Daniel Rothbart Yoko Ono […]
Regime Change or Dynastic Cycle? – By Andrew Maerkle
China’s prestigious tradition of political art coalesced in the late 20th century with the rise of the Cult of Mao and a state-instituted wave of ‘social realism’ that was often turned to propaganda purposes. Regime Change or Dynastic Cycle? By Andrew Maerkle Wei Dong, New World, 2004, acrylic on canvas Democracy Forever: Chinese Artists […]
John Waters: Change of Life – By Michael Cohn
John Waters has happily personified the concept of sleaze for forty years. John Waters: Change of Life By Michael Cohn Margaret Harrison, Beautiful Ugly Violence (Hammer), 2003. Oil on Canvas, 26″ x 26″, Photo Credit: Scott Chernis John Waters has happily personified the concept of sleaze for forty years. Now […]
Violence isnââ¬â¢t Always Ugly at First – By Steven Brian
Catalyzed by the burgeoning feminist consciousness of the 1960’s and 70’s, pioneering British painter Margaret Harrison – like many other women artists of her generation… Violence isn’t Always Ugly at First By Steven Brian Margaret Harrison, Beautiful Ugly Violence (Hammer), 2003, Oil on Canvas, 26″ x 26″, Photo Credit: Scott Chernis […]
Karl Andrews
As an artist, I like to add both technical and aesthetic value to images. I have been influenced by both classical and abstract styles of painting, As an artist, I like to add both technical and aesthetic value to images. I have been influenced by both classical and abstract styles of painting, by artists such […]
