Author Archives: jolanta
Jean Hall
“The garden is not intended to reflect a real space; the perspective is deliberately flattened and the color, which is vibrant and richly patterned, reflects a dream-like quality.” Courtesy of the artist. Jean Hall www.jeanhallpainting.wordpress.com This is a depiction of a fantasy garden. The garden is not intended to reflect a real space; […]
Jacqueline Politis-Jobin
“Beauty, I never try to play with it. I respect it infinitely, and I always try to let nature speak for itself.” Courtesy of the artist. Courtesy of the artist. Jacqueline Politis-Jobin www.jpolitis-jobin.com The produce of nature: they are to be respected; one must bow with humility to their beauty. In […]
Ivy Coradini
“If I do not enjoy the whole process, painting has no sense for me.” Courtesy of the artist. Ivy Coradini www.ivycoradini.com.ar I´ve been painting for years mainly for my own personal enjoyment. Years ago I started selling my pictures because some people insisted on that, not because I wanted to do it… I […]
Goran Grofelnik
“Black and white contrasts were produced using matrices and using a traditional painting brush.” Courtesy of the artist. Goran Grofelnik www.goran-grofelnik.com The works “Spirals, Rollers, Pegs” (# 0007) and “Space Rip” (# 0013) were made using a combined technique: acrylic and spray on canvas. They were created simultaneously in the year 2004, and […]
In Conversation: Maria Walker Interviews Cordy Ryman
Maria Walker: Would you describe your studio space for us? Cordy Ryman: My studio is in Sunset Park, Brooklyn. It’s a huge, one-story garage building with a few dividing walls, 16-foot ceilings, no natural light, good artificial lighting. I’ve been there about five years. My block is all industrial and commercial. I’m flanked by a […]
The Workers
We all know what Rosie the Riveter looked like, and what she stood for. Ford-era production line labor—and the rise of powerful unions—left us indelible portraits of work in mid 20th century America. Before that, Dickens created searing portraits of labor in the proto-industrial era, as Millet and his followers recorded a vivid picture […]
Talking Trademark: Interview with Simon Raab.
Interviewer: Why do you think you are an artist? Simon: Ignoring the implication of that question. I think I am an artist because I am full of existential angst seeking to be expressed through thought‐filled imagery. I am secretly yearning for critical approval. My official artist’s statement says I am confused by the boundaries between […]
Dalia Carella Dance Collective’s 10 Year Retrospective: From the Ancient to the Avant-Garde!
For 39 years Dalia Carella has studied, performed and taught traditional dance forms of various cultures. Her journey as a choreographer of world dance has spanned from ancient traditions to the contemporary and the avant-garde. In her early career, she was a risk taker in the near eastern dance scene—bringing the mystical vision into a […]
Lower East Side on the Screen-Evolving Urban Identity
The Film-Makers’ Cooperative, created in 1961, is the largest archive and distributor of independent and avant-garde films in the world. MM Serra and Anne Hanavan—curators in charge from The Film-Maker’s Coop—together with Javier Moreno and Marta Arenal from the Angel Orensanz Foundation, have put together an audacious, noteworthy film program with titles culled from […]
“Pointing a Telescope at the Sun” at Minus Space
MINUS SPACE is pleased to present Pointing a Telescope at the Sun, a group exhibition highlighting abstract color painting by five highly-influential NYC-based artists: Gabriele Evertz, Vincent Longo, Doug Ohlson, Robert Swain, and Sanford Wurmfeld. The exhibition is dedicated to the memory of Doug Ohlson (1936-2010) who passed away last year at age 73. […]
