Author Archives: jolanta
The American Contortion Artist
Robert Hughes called Crumb the Brueghal of the 20th Century, an incessant revelator of man’s follies. A bit of a stretch that—Crumb makes me think of Doré (who illustrated Grimm, Rabelais and Cervantes, among others), Daumier’s caricatures, the English cartoonists of the 18th and 19th centuries (Gillray for one) —all of whom he probably knew […]
Kimberly Witham
Kimberly Witham was born and raised in Wakefield, Rhode Island; she received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the University of Massachusetts. Kimberly Witham was born and raised in Wakefield, Rhode Island; she received her Master of Fine Arts degree in Photography from the University of Massachusetts, and her Bachelor […]
Darren Waterson
Darren Waterson was born in California in 1965 and received his BFA at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. Darren Waterson was born in California in 1965 and received his BFA at the Otis Art Institute in Los Angeles. He continued his training in Germany studying painting at the Academie der Kunst […]
Ella Yang
I am mostly a self-taught artist, working primarily “en plein air” when the weather permits. I am mostly a self-taught artist, working primarily “en plein air” when the weather permits. I also work from sketches and photos, but only of places where I’ve actually been. Painting on-site, from life, comes with its challenges […]
Tom Snelgrove
I began my current body of work to make a broader statement about the basic relationship we have with each other and our world. I began my current body of work to make a broader statement about the basic relationship we have with each other and our world. I have been interested in […]
Riitta Konen
Originally from the deep eastern forests of Finland, Riitta is a fresh New Yorker/Londoner Originally from the deep eastern forests of Finland, Riitta is a fresh New Yorker/Londoner and a keen collaborator, working mainly with photographers and costumes for communicative purposes. riittaikonen.com
Everything Under The Sun: “Light & Landscape” at Storm King Art Center
With 500 acres of rolling meadows and wooded groves Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, one hour north of New York City – arguably North America’s most beautiful sculpture park – just keeps getting better and better. Just when one asks what else Storm King can do that they haven’t already done in the past […]
Michael Rossiter’s Surreal Vision
surreal vision “By paying close attention to delineated space and common images placed in extreme settings, Rossiter creates a new symbolic language of intimate relationships.” Michael Rossiter, Pathways, 2012. Oil on canvas. Courtesy of the artist. Michael Rossiter’s Surreal Vision By Rose Hobart Michael Rossiter’s painting style is wholly original and unique. Painting landscapes, […]
Andy Hall’s Southern Special
FORM SPECIAL is an exhibition that changes the way you think about design just as contemporary design is changing the way we live in the world. Design affects all aspects of our lives and holds the possibility of changing the very nature of human life itself. FORM SPECIAL is an exhibition grounded in a provocative […]
Bushwick Blackout
Bushwick BlackoutThe Shirey 47 Thames Street, No. 306, BrooklynAugust 31 – September 30, 2012 Opening: Friday, August 31, 8 – 11 PMCurated by Rachel Fainter
