existential yearning “This feverish attention to the overall affect of the work is a direct result of an existential yearning for communion with the natural world.”   Courtesy of the artist. Jean-Marc Schwaller, Sans Titre By: Jill Smith Jean-Marc’s work is bold and vivacious. He employs a gestural mark against saturated color fields, creating a […]

urban geometrics “Only after this aesthetic decision-making is complete can Alexeev embark on the culmination of his process: a finished composition filled with space and color, its geometric tendencies subtly corresponding to those of St. Petersburg.”   Courtesy of the artist.   Fedor Alexeev: Abstracting St. Petersburg’s Landscape By: Jill Smith Fedor Alexeev is an […]

essence of life “They are not objective, but emotional. They are reflections, memories and dreams combined with his reality. Like in his poems, he is seeking for the essence of life.” Courtesy of the artist.   DAVOR VUKOVIC’S CAPTIVATING COLOR BY ABRAHAM LUBELSKI Davor Vukovic’s paintings, like his personality are provocative, full of vigor and […]

vivacious abstractions “She leaves her abstractions up to the viewer’s eye and relies solely on the buzzing colors to communicate a narrative.”   Courtesy of the artist.   Ahira Misa: Provocation of Color Aihara Misa, born in Ibaraki-ken, a prefecture of Japan, after exhibiting all over Europe and Japan since the early 1970’s, has made […]

impressive landscapes “The way in which she takes on a modern interpretation of the country is something that has rarely been seen before.”   Courtesy of the artist.   BEAU VAN ZYL: UNDER THE AFRICAN SUN Under the heat of a gleaming sun animal’s fly, forage and charge in magnificent colors.  This is the visual […]

cognitive unconscious visualism “CUVISM is not simply another art movement. Sakkal defines it as a state of mind that we as humans have always possessed, a state of mind whose development has been refined by millions of years of evolution.”   George Sakkal, Syrian Massacre: Like Father Like Son, 1984, Paper Collage, 13′ H x […]

Thick, hot, and passionate. Erica Fromme, Happy Dolphin, 2011. 0.80 x 100 m. Acrylic on Canvas. Courtesy of the artist.   Erica Fromme:  New Paintings Rose Hobart Thick, hot, and passionate.  These are the words that come to mind when viewing Erica Fromme’s new paintings.  Painting in an abstract, yet semi-figurative manner, her works are […]

What one notices though, is the way in which memory can contour even the most tragic events  “The theme is brought to the fore some 10 years later, when the dust has proverbially settled. What one notices though, is the way in which memory can contour even the most tragic events and transform them into […]

By Rose Hobart As the New York art scene gears up for another season, international artist Kristina Sretkova prepares to grace the walls of Broadway Gallery, NYC in Soho with a new set of dazzling paintings. The show entitled, World of Light, showcases Sretkova’s most ambitious works to date. Each painting is wonderfully infused with […]

“the postmodern moment…”  “The most compelling aspect of Hans Andre’s work is his effective harnessing of the psychology of the postmodern moment and probing of what lurks underneath, concealed from the surface.” Hans Andre, Board of Directors, 2010. Acrylic and oil on canvas, 77x55cm. Courtesy of the artist. The loss of innocence is a common […]