Author Archives: jolanta
Anneli Kivinen
A painter passionately committed to exploring the inherent properties, color, and luminosity of form, Anneli Kivinen creates work that moves seamlessly between two approaches… Suzie Walshe A painter passionately committed to exploring the inherent properties, color, and luminosity of form, Anneli Kivinen creates work that moves seamlessly between two approaches—abstracted expressionism and simplified figuration. Her […]
The Space Between Black and White
Ever since 1986, there has been a thread running through my artistic practice, that of the unending exploration of Chinese-style wisdom. I have also been trying, through complex craftwork, to purify spirit and intelligence to reach enlightenment about the essence of things. Chen Qi Ever since 1986, there has been a thread running through my […]
MapQuesting China
Politically frank and aesthetically poignant, Ai Wei-Wei’s works deal with Chinese history and contemporary society. His formal practice changes in form and the materials deployed according to the diversity of activities his art embraces. Faurschou Beijing Politically frank and aesthetically poignant, Ai Wei-Wei’s works deal with Chinese history and contemporary society. His formal practice changes […]
Advertorial Artistry
The diversity of techniques and media used in Tiziano Fabris’ works makes its production complex to classify. Claudia Aguilar The diversity of techniques and media used in Tiziano Fabris’ works makes its production complex to classify. If you asked him to characterize his work, he would answer without hesitation, “It’s totally useless.” It is precisely […]
Zara in Wonderland
Small Wonders, a summer exhibition as well as her first Brighton solo show by the critically acclaimed illustrator Zara Wood, takes place at Boxbird Gallery. Boxbird Gallery Small Wonders, a summer exhibition as well as her first Brighton solo show by the critically acclaimed illustrator Zara Wood, takes place at Boxbird Gallery. Wood’s unique style […]
Unica Zürn
On opening night in the Drawing Center’s main gallery, a palpable vibration filled the room, where mostly artists, critics and art collectors converged to see a rare apparition—that of the “hallucinatory chimeras” of enigmatic German poet/artist Unica Zürn (1916-1970). Valery Oisteanu reviews Unica Zürn: Dark Spring, on view at the Drawing Center earlier in July. […]
My First Children
Sergey Bratkov is a photographer who was active in the Fast Reaction Group, an urban interventionist collective prominent in Ukraine during the mid-1990s (together with Boris Mikhailov, Sergey Solonsky, and Victoria Mikhailova). Galerie Anita Beckers, Frankfurt Sergey Bratkov is a photographer who was active in the Fast Reaction Group, an urban interventionist collective prominent […]
The Scars of Time
Rarely does a photojournalistic exhibit go so far beyond the gallery as Jonathan Torgovnik has taken his series, Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape. Éva Pelczer Rarely does a photojournalistic exhibit go so far beyond the gallery as Jonathan Torgovnik has taken his series, Intended Consequences: Rwandan Children Born of Rape. In raising awareness […]
The Sensuous Curvaceous
I select all my works via instinct and intuition rather than any intellectual reasoning. David Laity I select all my works via instinct and intuition rather than any intellectual reasoning. At times it almost seems as though the images select me. I paint what I love and I love the luscious curves and exaggerated hips […]
Flesh as Form
My photographs reflect a fascination with the body as form. Bill Durgin My photographs reflect a fascination with the body as form. The complex figurations and undulating arrangements of flesh—as the body seems to collapse into itself—create the image of an almost abstracted figure lacking appendages and hair. The physical structure becomes more than just […]
