Author Archives: jolanta
Marianne Kyllikki Blomqvist
“Today is present as much as the past. I am fascinated by the way landscapes can embody time.” Courtesy of the artist. Marianne Kyllikki Blomqvist www.kuvataiteilijamatrikkeli.fi/taiteilija.asp?id=2588 My subjects come from nature. I am interested in simple elements such as trees, water and earth. The motifs arise from emotions, which I organize according to […]
Fedor Alexeev
“Through consistency of deep color layers one can feel the energy of the inner life ‘inside’ the painting that merges the color and form in vibrant harmony.” Courtesy of the artist. Fedor Alexeev www.fedoralexeev.com Alexeev is searching for the definition of color using pure straight colorings, making parts of the picture look as […]
Anselm Cester González
“I wanted to portray this period of the Parisian social movement with the pure materials of stones.” Courtesy of the artist. Anselm Cester González www.anselmcester.blogspot.com My work shows an aerial view of the city of Paris. I have created an atmosphere strongly full of emotions and feelings related to the “Bohême” movement in Paris […]
Anna Kassel
Courtesy of the artist. Anna Kassel www.annakassel.com My inspiration for this series is the beauty of the African people and all their cultural richness that has been jeopardized for the greed of some countries in their desire to posses gold and diamonds and so many things at the cost of human dignity.
The Tell-Tale Tart: Sculptures By Shirin Fakhim
Shirin Fakhim takes us to the inner world of the artist; a world full of complexity, fear, wonder, and observation. Shirin’s sculptures begin with assemblages of readymade traditional terra cotta pots of various shapes and scales, which are used as the body. They are then decorated with fabrics, wigs, jazzy coloured high heel boots, and […]
Female Subjects, Liminal Spaces
I perform scenarios that give visibility to the conflicts of desire and identity as I experience them. Through the camera, I am able to transgress the limits of my body in order to express and reflect upon the nature of these experiences in ways that might otherwise be impossible. The staging of theatrical, intimate, […]
“Ray’s a Laugh” Opens at Half Gallery in the Lower East Side
Serving as a tantalizing example of artistic independence and wit, Ray Johnson is an artist of almost mythic proportions. Purposefully setting himself off tangentially from the focus of the art scene radar throughout his life, Johnson was an artist who was constantly testing the boundaries of his relationship to the exhibition environment. This seemingly self-depreciating […]
Venice Biennale: Art In The Time Of Doubt
As the vaporetti shuffle visitors to and from the islands that comprise la Venezia, you realize that even Italians are tourists here. Nestled in the Northeast the Veneto, the last of the great global city-states, is a culture unto itself and as the first incubator of multiculturalism, it preserves the profound impact it had […]
Woodstock Weekend
I chickened out and never went to Woodstock in 1969. There was no art there then—only cows. August 2011, finally made it up to this authentic artist’s colony that has the feel and look of a college town with its organic vittels and good strong coffee. You can get almost anything you want but don’t […]
Lech Majewski’s: The Mill and The Cross. The Intersection of Painting and Film
Opening on September 14th at New York’s Film Forum is showing renowned artist Lech Majewski’s newest feature length film, “The Mill & The Cross.” Majewski will be present during the opening weekend to participate in discussions with the audience. From one of Poland’s most adventurous and inspired filmmakers, comes a visually ravishing recreation of Pieter […]
