Author Archives: jolanta
Sara Conca
"My art is intended to allow viewers to forget about their everyday world and instantaneously become immersed Photo by Robert Packert "My art is intended to allow viewers to forget about their everyday world and instantaneously become immersed in their own interpretations of the visual and emotional energies that I have devoted to each […]
Heavy Metal
Columbus artist Mac Worthington prides himself on customization. Such a mission has resulted in a mass collection of metal sculpted furniture he calls “functional art.” His collection includes coffee tables, dining room sets, desks, food prep tables, end tables, mirrors, clocks, and bars. Shopping Worthington’s “galerie” in Columbus’ Short North Arts District feels similar to […]
From the Bottom of My Heart
Before making Heartfelt Wishes, I experimenting with sounds, like simulation of voices in the environment. Later I thought of imitating the sound of a heartbeat with my own voice, and then I asked a group of people to imitate the sound made by the person before them. This is how the piece was completed. Heartfelt […]
Antiwar Aesthetics
Wang Guang-Yi is one of the more renowned contemporary Chinese artists. His first major solo exhibition Cold War Aesthetics is on view until March 1 at the Louise Blouin Institute, U.K. The exhibition is part of the Louise Blouin Institute’s Culture Beyond Borders series, aimed at encouraging cultural dialogue. This ambitious show by Wang is […]
Every Bit Columbus: Curtis Goldstein’s Urban Niche
Columbus artist Curtis Goldstein’s creative fingerprint is found literally all over the city, from signature murals lining the bustling arts district, the Short North, to corporate collections displayed along the hallways of downtown high-rises and suburban golf clubs. Goldstein’s 45-by-60-foot mural recreating George Bellows’ Cliff Dwellers is one of the initial sites heading into the […]
Thorsten Frank (ToRos)
Thorsten Frank (ToRos) is a German artist who has been a working artist since 2001. Thorsten Frank (ToRos) is a German artist who has been a working artist since 2001. Inspired by many impressions in nature and landscape he let himself in for the "free kind of painting". That means there is always a […]
Top Ten Artists at Miami
THOMAS STRUTH JACOB HASHIMOTO ALLISON KATZ CLIFF EVANS .. and more! By Italian curator Stefania Carrozzini THOMAS STRUTH JACOB HASHIMOTO ALLISON KATZ CLIFF EVANS MICHAEL A. SALTIER ALISE SPINELLA PAOLA PIVI KRIS MARTIN DANIEL GLASER& MAGDALENA KUNZ SANDRA BERMUNDEZ
LIVE FROM ART BASEL MIAMI, 2008
BEST FAIR: DESIGN MIAMI WHAT HAPPENED? : AQUA /WYNWOOD: This time something went terribly wrong, almost too art school amateurism and sloppy BEST INSTALLATION(S)/ OUTDOORS: -WPS 1 radio/ ultra biostructus designed by federic diaz and e-area (praque, czech republic) .curated ny alaina heiss – Olaf Breuning’s sand sculpture on the beach at the Sagamore Hotel […]
Perfect Chaos
Many artists are inspired by the chaos in their daily routines. But perhaps few experience the same type of daily bedlam as Columbus ceramicist Janis Mars Wunderlich. Wunderlich admits she’s lucky to get more than 20 minutes at a time in her home studio. She’s typically too busy accounting for her five children, their constantly-coming-and-going […]
Mining Memories
I was born in a mining town in the north of England. My father was killed in 1967 while on active duty in the British Army. My mother, brother, and I then moved into the house of my grandfather, who was a working miner. The installations that I make are concerned with memories of those […]
