The principle interest of my studio practice is the exploration of the fine line between the forgotten or overlooked moment and the fetishized memory as simultaneously seen through the filters of portraiture in the West, snapshot photography and the contemporary cultural phenomenon of constant surveillance. Inevitably, it also addresses memory, as it is known through […]

To define art is a nearly impossible task, but to understand the artist’s experience in the process of creation is to unlock—if ever so slightly—a part of the mystery. Within the work of Gersain Muriel, one can perceive the necessity to say what one feels and what one lives. In his sensuous compositions, one often […]

Charles Michael Norton, trained and renowned in Europe and the West Coast of America as a sculptor, now transliterates three-dimensional objects into remarkable paintings in his “Sudden Springs Suite.” The physicality of gathering, the materiality of emotion and the concretization of thought are hallmarks of his sculptures. From his background, he brings the concept of […]

In Rubert’s works, we find “joi de vivre,” but also cannibalism, fear and an irony that impregnates all. He permits the spectator to view the outline of a smile as his male character overcomes his apprehension of those women who go beyond the stereotyped femme fatal. His paintings gather up all the fears that masculinity […]

When it comes to contemporary art, the European city most likely to break all barriers and offend all senses (which, in turn, gives birth to the next trend) is…the city of London. Only in London will an artist—in this case Martin Creed, who won the coveted Turner Prize in 1991—be awarded a prize for exhibiting […]

In September 2006, the NARS (New York Arts, Residence and Studios) Foundation opened three studio complexes in Brooklyn—totaling 11,500, 13,000 and 17,000 square feet each—and offered artists 24-hour access. The inaugural group exhibition, “Pipe Lines,” which opened in September, celebrated the opening of the space at 88 35th Street, Brooklyn, and featured painting, sculpture, photography, […]

Photographic collaborators Lyn Balzer & Tony Perkins have been working together for over 12 years in a relationship that is almost symbiotic. Our fascination with the Australian landscape stems from an upbringing on Australia’s east coast near the idyllic rainforests and beaches of Byron Bay—our photographs reflect a deep passion and commitment to the beauty […]

Historically, erotic art is bogus. Somehow, somewhere along the line, we collectively decided that we knew what it meant to be “erotic.” “Erotic” was that narrow territory between tasteful and lustful, romance and sin. Dirty, but in a good way. But, regardless of how an artist chose to establish their own definition of what it […]

Liat Yossifor’s recent monochromatic portraits shift politics into process, clashing the tradition of modernist color-field painting with a conceptual concern about identity and invisibility, the body, its place in history and conflict, and the true depth of surface. The work features images of women performing aggressive, confrontational stances. Most of the models are Israeli with […]

Leah Oates: Please describe your work in terms of your process, themes and content?Sandra Bermudez: Thematically, my work is focused on gender issues and their visual representations in our culture. I explore the iconography that is often related to how women are depicted in societal outlets, such as advertisements and pornography. Currently, I am exploring […]