Author Archives: mauri
Educated Copyist: The Work of Jen Mazza
Jen Mazza’s latest paintings mix trompe l’oeil with the school of appropriation. Adding overlays of heavy punctuation marks and solid geometric shapes, they can convey the harmony of a duet, or the mischievous twist of black bars hiding the face of someone in a compromising position. The muted colors and meticulous details perfectly evoke the […]
The Emperor’s New Clothes at Red Royalty Gallery
Kremena Lefterova: The Emperor’s New Clothes April 4th – May 5th, 2014 64 Delancey St. New York City redroyaltygallery.com
Robert Henry Contemporary: Connecting the Dots
Robert Walden and Henry Chung of Robert Henry Contemporary are a making a life in the art world work for them. The gallery they run together is a collaborative project, so it comes with the territory. As Robert points out, “there is always a give and take…just like anything else in life.” While the cooperative […]
NY Arts Picks: Chelsea Gallery Shows to See Alone
Chelsea gallery hopping is pretty fun most of the time, and often it’s a good idea to bring a friend along for company. Then there are some times when that other person is more of a distraction than an ally. Whether it’s because they have a different opinion of the work than you do, that […]
Space Debris Catalog: The Dry Salvages by Elisabetta Benassi
Elisabetta Benassi’s work The Dry Salvages is an impressively large orange book, which at first glance appears to be a specific resource, packed with a decidedly organized volume of information. A little further digging and an inspection of the introduction page reveals the fact that it is actually a collection of 10,000 entries, each specific […]
NY Arts Picks: It’s Still Cold, But the Museums Are Hot
Maybe we shouldn’t be surprised, but it seems there are a large number of New York City museum shows worth getting out to see right now. In the wake of all the fuss and action of Armory Fair week, a number of hot shows have gained attention both due to exhibiting the most impressive art […]
Body Up: Five Figurative Shows To Put Eyes On
Abstraction purists love to wail and moan when a show focuses mainly on the human body. Especially in New York, what could be worse than being forced to see a person everywhere you look? Most of us spend our entire daily commute with our eyes glued to the ceiling, our phone, or the floor, pretending […]
How The Light Gets In at Brian Morris Gallery
Featuring: Alicia Gibson, Kristina Lee, and Jaqueline Cedar. How The Light Gets In March 6th – April 5th, 2014. Brian Morris Gallery 163 Chrystie St. New York City brianmorrisgallery.com
Kathryn Gastelum
Abstract, colorful, and dynamic in composition, my paintings are created in the richness of oils, the spontaneity of acrylics, and fluidity of encaustic layers. They are an improvisation in color as paint covers the canvas in harmonious tones & colors creating a spontaneous “visual jazz.” I’m driven by color every day and listening to jazz […]
