Author Archives: jolanta
Art & Urgency
I believe that bringing diverse groups of people together to listen to each other’s stories is an end in itself. Life stories have the power to dispel fear, challenge one’s values and inspire compassion. There is urgency in the impulse to tell these particular stories, considering that one out of every 30 Santa Monicans is […]
Martina Reinhart
“Human beings and the body have been the main focus of Martina Reinhart’s work since 2004.” Courtesy of the artist. Martina Reinhartwww.artreinhart.at Human beings and the body have been the main focus of Martina Reinhart’s work since 2004. First it was a cycle of The Image of Woman, then the cycle […]
Mark Moffett
“I am interested in competing levels of information.” Courtesy of the artist. Mark Moffettwww.moffko.com My current work explores encaustic as a vehicle for a line that is part of the surface rather than painted on the surface. By carving into and backfilling smooth, built-up panels of the beeswax medium, I obtain […]
Manuella Muerner-Marioni
“The original task of every artist is to communicate messages with his artwork.” Manuella Muerner-Marioni www.arte-manuella.ch The original task of every artist is to communicate messages with his artwork. Unfortunately this task by many artists of today is no longer perceived. For various reasons I selected my new artwork entitled Brainstorming. Brainstorming consists […]
Claudia Ongaro
“My present focus is centered on drawing as a meditative practice.” Courtesy of the artist. Claudia Ongaro http://www.claudiaongaro.com My present focus is centered on drawing as a meditative practice. Referencing mythological symbols, my current abstract works invoke a re-emergence of ancient narratives within a contemporary context, drawing parallels between ‘The Golden Age’ and […]
Brigitta Westphal
“My pictures develop from the relationship of tensions between intellect and emotion.” Courtesy of the artist. Brigitta Westphal http://www.brigitta-westphal.de Humans and nature stand as the main themes of my work. My pictures develop from the relationship of tensions between intellect and emotion. I find inspiration from the artistic creative process in the […]
Andrey Aranyshev
“my works are clear compositions” Courtesy of the artist. Andrey Aranyshev http://aranyshev.yar.ru Film project of old and strange construction Is chewing forever sticked in the start White-black Adam and Eve As a first frame of all dreams and plots And kids in love are playing colored scraps of tape –Andrey […]
Anselm Kiefer, London Closes Feb 26
Il Mistero delle Cattedrali White Cube Bermondsey presents artist Anselm Kiefer’s “Il Mistero delle Cattedrali.” White Cube Bermondsey presents a new exhibition of work by the internationally renowned artist Anselm Kiefer. Staged across 11,000 sq ft of gallery space, ‘Il Mistero delle Cattedrali’ is the largest presentation of Kiefer’s work ever made in London.
Art of Rebellion in Brooklyn, Closes Jan 26
Art of Rebellion Art of RebellionGowanus Print Lab 54 Second Avenue, Brooklyn December 15, 2011 – January 26, 2012 Opening: Thursday, December 15, 6 – 9 PMFeaturing work by: Rachel Cohen, Christian Hansen, Bryan Meador, Tonja Torgerson, Roberto De Jesus, Freya Powell, Lisa Miller, Kevin Deckert, Aubrey Rodriguez, Deanna Paquette, Idoyangbon Edorisiagbon, + the 99%
Ai Weiwei’s Circle of Animals
The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) will display the first major public sculpture by Chinese contemporary artist Ai Weiwei, titled Circle of Animals/Zodiac Heads. The installation will comprise twelve monumental bronze animal heads that are re-creations of the famous traditional zodiac sculptures that once adorned the fountain clock of Yuan Ming Yuan, the […]
