Author Archives: jolanta
Trena McNabb
Each painting is actually a connected series of smaller paintings telling a story that deepens the longer one studies the piece. Each painting is actually a connected series of smaller paintings telling a story that deepens the longer one studies the piece. The work can be described as transparent, painted collage which forms a kaleidoscope […]
Kata Mejia
I am inspired by issues of violence, chaos, order, and the rhythmic patterns of rituals. My work uses repetition to deal with compulsion… I am inspired by issues of violence, chaos, order, and the rhythmic patterns of rituals. My work uses repetition to deal with compulsion and those moments when rational thought is so deeply […]
Kimberly MacArthur Graham
My work is formally directed by the push and pull — and the universal harmony and balance — between opposites: Kimberly MacArthur Graham My work is formally directed by the push and pull — and the universal harmony and balance — between opposites: fertile and barren, desirable and repellant, momentum and rest, life and […]
Ursula Boylan O’Gara
For as long as I can remember, I wanted to paint pictures. I spent many hours sketching as a child and when my schoolmates called… For as long as I can remember, I wanted to paint pictures. I spent many hours sketching as a child and when my schoolmates called to invite me to join […]
A Red Riding Hood And a Veil – Dorit Cohen
When artist and photographer Shirin Aliabadi lifts the Islamic veil of a contemporary Iranian woman, she exposes a surprise; blond hair, blue, green or gray contact lenses, an occasional facial piercing and, most importantly, surgical nose tape. In the eyes of a contemporary Iranian woman, a nose covered with a surgical tape is beautiful. It […]
Needle Sharp: Shen Young Threads His Way to Glorious Perspectives – Katie Lau
China is transforming rapidly, opening its doors and absorbing everything foreign. The field of contemporary art is catching up quickly in the big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but in a second tier city like Nanjing the scope of contemporary art work is comparatively limited. With my own interests and background; being fluent in both […]
Working on Common Differences – Curator Jaia Chen
China is transforming rapidly, opening its doors and absorbing everything foreign. The field of contemporary art is catching up quickly in the big cities like Beijing and Shanghai, but in a second tier city like Nanjing the scope of contemporary art work is comparatively limited. With my own interests and background; being fluent in both […]
Power of the Booty – Nancy Gilliam
On the eve of the debut of “The Venus Revolution” I caught up with Hotep, founder and CEO of Skinnymen Productions, a multimedia edu-tainment company in Atlanta, GA, for an in-depth discussion about this innovative and edgy multi-media art exhibit.Nancy Gilliam: Could you please explain to our readers exactly what “The Venus Revolution” is?Hotep: “The […]
Hervé Rainon
I work on a series of computer paintings about 5 themes: 1- « Pan-pan ‘, Bang Bang in English (men playing with weapons) I work on a series of computer paintings about 5 themes: 1- « Pan-pan ‘, Bang Bang in English (men playing with weapons) 2-« French Riviera », Beach girls in south of […]
Kerry L Marsala
It is my goal to bring cultural arts to our youth. My desire is to travel the world extensively and study art forms from various cultures… It is my goal to bring cultural arts to our youth. My desire is to travel the world extensively and study art forms from various cultures and share them […]
