Author Archives: jolanta
In Conversation: Joe Fyfe Interviews Beverly Fishman
Beverly Fishman: I don’t believe that you can paint without thinking about painting’s history, and your relationship as an artist to other artists who came before you. At the same time, when I paint, I am thinking more about Pop and Minimalism than Abstract Expressionism and Color Field. From Minimalism and Post-Minimalism I get the […]
Joseph Zicchinella
“The direction the artwork takes depends on the creativity I feel at each moment.” Courtesy of the artist. Joseph Zicchinella http://www.josephzicchinella.it/ I create works with an experimental pictorial technique, which I call Transcollage. It is an expressive means obtained by fusing paint and material, which is incorporated between thin Plexiglas slabs. Transcollage […]
Bierte Camille Hee
“Over the last year my paintings have taken a little twist” Courtesy of the artist. Bierte Camille Hee www.biertehee.dk I like to place myself in nature, embarking on hikes in and outside Europe. I get fascinated by examining processes and phenomena in nature through open and closed surfaces. Over the years, as an […]
Mona Ida Håvorstad Frøysnes
“In the past, when I first came to Setesdal, older people wore these clothes every day.” Courtesy of the artist. Mona Ida Håvorstad Frøysnes www.monaida.no These are lithographs that are partly hand-colored, totaling 1-90 samples. Each sample is hand painted using lithography to give each one a special expression. The color will […]
Inga-Lill Olsson
“It is like a conversation between me and my work.” Courtesy of the artist. Inga-Lill Olsson www.levilo.se In my works I paint with energy and the colors inspire me to make wide movements over the canvas. I wait to see what the painting tells me to do next. And I do my […]
Five World-Renowned Photographers Point their Lenses at India
For centuries India has held a grip on the Western imagination. Sundaram Tagore Gallery’s exhibition at this year’s India Art Fair in New Delhi (January 26 to 29) traces the country’s influence on a group of notable photographers. The show features works by Annie Leibovitz, Sebastião Salgado, Edward Burtynsky, Steve McCurry and Robert Polidori. From […]
Peter Halley’s Prison
Peter Halley’s new installation, “Prison”, realizes a year of visual art programming that investigates the physical space of a 58-year-old converted bowling alley. The fittings and fixtures of a gaming arena have been removed, transforming the space into a cavernous hall with polished concrete floors and commanding barrel-roof ceilings. Disjecta’s 2011-12 exhibition season showcases the […]
What Makes Us Human: Leah Oates Interviews Pierre St-Jacques
Leah Oates: How did you become an artist? Pierre St-Jacques: I became an artist by surprise; I almost slipped unknowingly into it. I grew up in a family and in an environment that did not come into contact with contemporary visual arts. I knew about famous sculptures and paintings and loved them, but these were […]
Example Switzerland 2012
Example Switzerland, 2012Kunstmuseum LiechtensteinThrough Jan 15, 2012
In Conversation: John Zinsser Interviews Daniel Levine
Daniel Levine, born and bred in New York City, studied photography and painting at SUNY Buffalo – at which time he also became involved with Hallwalls and CEPA Gallery where he followed directly the generation of Robert Longo, Cindy Sherman and other “Pictures Generation” artists. His own paintings and works on paper, often seen as […]
