Author Archives: jolanta

I am compelled to explore the bounded, yet infinite depth of the picture plane. I find the territory within the second dimension to be paradoxical, especially since paint is just a physical substance without form. The same set of physical forces that holds paint to the canvas also binds us to the planet, and gives […]

We cannot see reality for what it is. What we see is something presented to us by others as their version of reality. What I try to portray is certain characteristics of a reality that I encounter in my life, or what I call, the real counterfeit. In my work, the process of molding clay […]

At first glance, Robert Lucander’ paintings belong in the tradition of Pop, and in particular, that of the first works by Andy Warhol. Like them, their subjects come from advertising illustrations and, more generally, media images. Certainly, their appearance matches this aesthetic, with its clear graphics, flat solid color, effects of symmetry, and gaps. All […]

Yehudit Sasportas works with traces of missing matter, with ghosts and shadows, both as personal and collective substance, and as a political metaphor. From William Shakespeare to Caspar David Friedrich to Andrei Tarkovsky, the landscape has had a mental function, serving as a projection, or as an expression of trauma and anxiety. In recent years, […]

I am inspired by the images, processes, and materials found in our consumer culture, and as an artist, I am curious to explore how these can be used to draw attention to the way we see reality and life around us.
    For the slip-casting workshop I chose an ordinary Jik bottle off my kitchen shelf. […]

It’s more than just a moment captured; it’s an entire envelopment of what seems to be a delusive reality, unveiled and illuminated. Self-taught South African photographer, Pieter Hugo, creates a charged space between the lens and the subject, in full engagement with the environment. Each individual photographed shares a remarkable story through Hugo’s lens, revealing […]

I began the Constructions series in late 2005 while visiting London. I’d met up with a friend the day before and we’d stayed up for the sunrise, then I walked around the city the next afternoon. I was tired, but moving fast and shooting, looking all around, and checking my camera when I suddenly realized […]

My practice is concerned with contrasting different aspects of production, including video, photography, drawing, installation, and performance. My artworks and performances explore the accumulation and dispersal of everyday materials, highlighting the residues and remnants of “events.” Through an abiding concern with the idea of trace, I explore dematerialization and the relationship between the “fixed” and […]

My paintings are montages of portraits, figures, miniature landscapes, fragments of objects, and an eclectic array of cherished objects. I tend to think of it as a collection of objects in a “curiosity cabinet” similar to those of the 17th century. Every image I paint is a picture or object that I have collected for […]

I have been a full-time artist since graduating in fine arts from the University of Pretoria, South Africa, in 1996. Recently I have made the transition from oils to pastels, and it is mostly in this more direct medium I portray South African laborers in full work attire and within their working environments. By treating […]