Author Archives: jolanta
Possibilities of Understanding
What is Earth Symposium took place at Orensanz Foundation on May 8 in New York City. For this symposium, What is Earth, I wanted to share with you some of my thoughts about the topic of “earth.” I didn’t talk about the globe versus the universe, the astronomical, mathematical, physical, or chemical, factors related to […]
Traveling Westward
The southwest region of the U.S. gets shot to death. Most art critics, gallerists or serious collectors, when first told of where I live, and that I travel around to shoot, immediately have the mindset of “Oh, you do landscapes. Regional photography, particularly that of the desert has been covered extensively.” In response I gently […]
Narrating the Image
You make north. To encounter the unknown, you must wade through the Artic Sea, toward the lighthouse. The fantastical can be found all around us. Fiction blends into our lives. The unreal is factual. My work is masquerade of recognizable places, people, and gestures. I photograph strangers, who invoke my desire. As an outsider, you […]
Caught in the Act
Tony Kelly has been described as an innovative, provocative, and highly energetic photographer. He was a young starter and learned fast. He quickly found himself covering all aspects of life from the genocide in Rwanda to the war in Afghanistan. Four years ago Kelly left press photography behind for fashion. He took with him his […]
A One-Man System
As an artist, I am in the position of an explorer, guided by all mediums (from photography and writing, to video, drawing, and sound research) to a level of reality. I want to identify my behavior with tools such as force and movement. The ideas interest me shortly. Indeed, I believe that problems exist in […]
The Glory of Life
In November 2005, Beijing Film Studio was rented for around a month and some new works including Home (170 x 300 cm) and Poisonous Spider (170 x 210 cm) as well as panoramic images such as Yaochi Fiesta and Dream of Migrants were created. A demolished home and a poisonous web made out of barbed […]
Amid the Mundane and the Extreme
My video and installation work centers on the co-existence of dualities and places the “screen” as the seam that holds together the boundaries of disparate realities, a vibrant yet questioning meeting point of extremes. My work draws on collections, both physical and virtual as vehicle. My concern is to re-consider the form of such anthologies […]
Marina Hanacek
Marina Hanacek’s art is an extension/reflection of her passion for the city and the city life. She draws on her extensive knowledge of materials and textures to imbue her work with the energy and experience of urban life. Marina Hanacek Marina Hanacek’s art is an extension/reflection of her passion for the city and the […]
Bucking the Trend With New Territories
The impenetrable, over-inflated, bubble of the New York art world yields interesting results when artists resist the status quo in a formidable and energized way. Historically artists’ entrepreneurial itch has defined this city, leading to new territory, digging out niches and trenches in places that are undesirable. Galleries usually follow suit hoping to cash in […]
My Very Own Hollywood
With a mixture of sarcasm and sincerity, my videos replay scenes from my own life through kitsch characters and cultural clichés, addressing wider issues of femininity, identity, and autobiography. In my earliest videos, Our Bodies, Ourselves, and Tale of Narcissus (2003), I took the soundtracks from excerpts of the TV show, Sex and the City, […]
