Beyond reality’s geographic table, beyond the visible and tangible, beyond the five senses, there is physicality stretched to the limit. It is abstract and confused, perhaps even chaotic, without any connection points. It is a reality one can only been warned about.   Clara Fiahlo – Carolina Lio   Clara Fiahlo, Columbus, 2006. Oil on […]

For most, the term Art Deco calls to mind all manner of decorative, architectural and craft-based artifacts—streamlined interior design concepts, pre-World War II jewelry, the Chrysler building, Miami’s South Beach skyline, or, at the very least, an appealing computer font type.   Cultural Decoupage – Whitney May   Clifford Faust, Jamaica. Courtesy of the artist, […]

"Some people say I’m crazy and others tell me I am a visionary and my concept makes a lot of sense," said David Lester, the Bonita Springs, Florida, art fair organizer. In 2001, Lester sold his string of art and antiques fairs including the Palm Beach Fair (now called Palm Beach: America’s International Fine Art […]

Mi-Kyung Seo’s newest series of work, "Dream Ego," overcomes the limits of two-dimensional paintings while expanding its domain. The series was exhibited this past April as a one-woman show at the Ex Gallery, a converted duplex turned gallery on the outskirts of Hassidic Williamsburg in Brooklyn.   Dream Ego – Laura Perry   – Mi-Kyung […]

This March at Color Elefante gallery in Valencia, Spain, curator Tchera Niyego premiered "Sleep," a group show which brought together five artists under the premise: "Sleep is 1/60th of Death." The manner in which these artists reacted to such a lofty concept was as individual and unique as their individual styles.   Sleep – Simone […]

The best thing about this installation is the smell of fresh pine that greets you as you approach the gallery space. Upon entering, you are presented with a winter wonderland, a woodsy nature trail with artworks along the way. "Forecast: Snow" inhabits an odd space conceptually because of all the disparate things going on in […]

There are no limitations to contemporary art. Minimalism, portraiture, landscape, print, lithograph, oils, drawings, sculpture, video or whatever, the artist seemingly has no prescribed limitation. Of course a reviewer would like to be drawn to the work, even excited by it. Looking Every Which Way – Harriet Zinnes Ghada Amer, The Definition of Love according […]

As I watch, I envision an emerald green ocean. Pixies dance, to and fro, their diamond wings reflecting the afternoon rays. Suddenly the silence is broken, as a blazing black and white image cuts through the jewel-encrusted stillness. Art, Fantasy and Commerce – Armand Hamouth     Courtesy of artist As I watch, I envision […]

While the hostility of the Cold War yields to the flow of time, its implication lives on in memories, narratives and visual language. Nearly 50 years of tension, isolation and mistrust between Russia and America has resulted in historical conflicts, political dramas and individual tragedies. Falling Forward – Yulia Tikhonova     Jane and Louise […]

The story of man unfolds in a word, a phrase, the connection between images that propels us forward rhythmically. The story Julia Parris tells is without cynicism. There is no judgment call. No covert typology of man. No safari-like adventure, just space, color and impulse that allows the viewer to breathe with this work. Man […]