Westphal’s work is varied and has many influences, much in the same way that an urban environment is in a constant process of renewal and decay. Dirk Westphal   Westphal’s work is varied and has many influences, much in the same way that an urban environment is in a constant process of renewal and decay. […]

Whites paintings are rooted in photographic imagery, with icy inorganic colors and virtuoso smooth textures. Whites paintings are rooted in photographic imagery, with icy inorganic colors and virtuoso smooth textures. They are not photorealist in the sense of being painstakingly mimetic; rather, they explore the formal qualities of photography itself, particularly its capacity for distortion. […]

Whites paintings are rooted in photographic imagery, with icy inorganic colors and virtuoso smooth textures. Whites paintings are rooted in photographic imagery, with icy inorganic colors and virtuoso smooth textures. They are not photorealist in the sense of being painstakingly mimetic; rather, they explore the formal qualities of photography itself, particularly its capacity for distortion. […]

Photography serves as the base upon which this artist builds his computer generated images. Or rather one could argue that the computer… Photography serves as the base upon which this artist builds his computer generated images. Or rather one could argue that the computer is the tool he uses to partially and intentionally obscure his […]

Photography serves as the base upon which this artist builds his computer generated images. Or rather one could argue that the computer… Photography serves as the base upon which this artist builds his computer generated images. Or rather one could argue that the computer is the tool he uses to partially and intentionally obscure his […]

My art is symbolic of this country’s multiple canons. My work is significant because it inserts little-known chronicles into the cultural landscape. My art is symbolic of this country’s multiple canons. My work is significant because it inserts little-known chronicles into the cultural landscape. Influenced by the contemporary artists Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, […]

My art is symbolic of this country’s multiple canons. My work is significant because it inserts little-known chronicles into the cultural landscape. My art is symbolic of this country’s multiple canons. My work is significant because it inserts little-known chronicles into the cultural landscape. Influenced by the contemporary artists Faith Ringgold, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, […]

Since the Bauhaus, the term  ‘precious’ has had a negative connotation in art schools. It was a term used derisively in the ’60s to describe… Since the Bauhaus, the term  ‘precious’ has had a negative connotation in art schools. It was a term used derisively in the ’60s to describe work that did not adhere […]

Since the Bauhaus, the term  ‘precious’ has had a negative connotation in art schools. It was a term used derisively in the ’60s to describe… Since the Bauhaus, the term  ‘precious’ has had a negative connotation in art schools. It was a term used derisively in the ’60s to describe work that did not adhere […]

Jeff Wall is a contemporary artist, who has become well-known for his transparencies mounted on light boxes. Jeff Wall is a contemporary artist, who has become well-known for his transparencies mounted on light boxes. He has also been involved with more traditional photographic projects. Wall depicts modern subject matter with reference to examples from the […]