Author Archives: jolanta
Kent Dorn, “Remains”
At his first solo show in New York at Freight and Volume, Kent Dorn’s paintings sit somewhere between horror and beauty. His canvases are a personal approximation of the sublime, painting portraits of drifters and outsiders interpreted as lepers or apparitions. These displaced souls are sometimes undressing, doing mysterious things in a somber landscape littered […]
Furling the Spanker: Masterworks from the Chadwicks’ Nautical Collection
Having weathered what appears to be the deep end of the economic downturn, Chelsea is trying its best to dig its fingernails to into that crusty upper-layer NY Art scene status. It just so happens that hot young artists, along with those with more refined sensibilities still prefer to be shown in their large, raw, […]
A Journey with Alexander McQueen
Hundreds of thousands of visitors have accepted the late designer’s invitation, descending on the Metropolitan Museum in flocks to see “Savage Beauty,” a multi-media exhibition of McQueen’s couture curated by Andrew Bolton of the Museum’s Costume Institute. With the exhibit half over and visitors still patiently waiting hours upon hours for entry, the Museum announced […]
Only Her Body
Following Yang Shaobin’s environmentally-themed solo show Blue Room, he returns to UCCA to curate Only Her Body, an exhibition of luminous landscapes from talented young painter Kong Lingnan. This is the eleventh in UCCA’s series of “Curated by…” exhibitions, which aim to foster a new generation of Chinese artists by pairing them with established artists […]
In Conversation: Jason Stopa Interviews Katherine Bradford
Jason Stopa: I like that your paintings seem to hover somewhere between the imaginary and the real. In a sense, they arrive at third space that is akin to a dream-like state. Can you tell me how you arrived at painting this way? Katherine Bradford: My early paintings were abstract; I thought of myself as […]
Charles PONGRACZ Karoly
“I want to show happiness and warmth in different situations.” Courtesy of the artist. Charles PONGRACZ Karoly www.charlespongracz.at Through painting I instinctively turned inwards to meditate and express. Filled with marvel, I always admired the great masters although I preferred the impressionists, which stands emotionally near to me. I want reflect to audience messages […]
Martin Due
“… we need to be aware of that she might not be so peaceful, patient and forgiving for all of time.” Courtesy of the artist. Martin Due www.martindue.no Mother Nature; based on impressions from sailing through the area around the volcanic islands and rocks south of Iceland. Mother Nature is the romantic idea […]
Maria Rosina Jaakkola
Maria Rosina Jaakkola www.mariarosina.fi My two careers as an artist and landscape architect are interwoven in my life’s texture and have taken me around the world in search for beauty. These impressions in drawing and painting are my travel diaries always made on the spot, outdoors, or –like in this case from a […]
Loes de Haan
“The art speaks for itself. I love and look at people.” Courtesy of the artist. Loes de Haan www.loesdehaan.nl The art speaks for itself. I love and look at people.
Juergen Zumbrunnen
“Zumbrunnen’s themes are centered around his deeper insights into the human condition … “ Courtesy of the artist. Juergen Zumbrunnen www.juergenzumbrunnen.ch Juergen Zumbrunnen’s work is founded on the grounds of classical precision and stringency. His form of painting is very expressive and thought-provoking, with the world’s ambivalence and ambiguity being omnipresent. In his […]
