Author Archives: jolanta
Anne Veraldi
For several years I have been photographing ants. I first became attracted to them while I was living in Florida. For several years I have been photographing ants. I first became attracted to them while I was living in Florida. I had never seen so many ants before. As I watched them, I was fascinated […]
Anne Veraldi
For several years I have been photographing ants. I first became attracted to them while I was living in Florida. For several years I have been photographing ants. I first became attracted to them while I was living in Florida. I had never seen so many ants before. As I watched them, I was fascinated […]
Tracy Phillips
The Figures in my most recent work I have been exploring the aging figure. I think of these figures as portraits, though not in the traditional sense… The Figures in my most recent work I have been exploring the aging figure. I think of these figures as portraits, though not in the traditional sense since they do […]
Scarecrow – Curator David Hunt
For more than 3,000 years farmers have been using scarecrows to protect their crops from hungry birds. The Greeks carved wooden scarecrows to look like Priapus, the son of the god Dionysus and the goddess Aphrodite. Priapus, who was quite ugly, played in the vineyards, scaring the birds away and protecting the grapes for a […]
Richard Moore
"My work is a fusion of a distinctive vision, ancient symbolism and an intrepid self-expression; it is a powerful blend that emboldens the observer to venture into often forbidden sphere of an uninhibited visual eloquence.” www.rmooresculptures.com
Steel Pulse – Emilie Trice
Pittsburgh boasts among its varied cultural contributions the birthplace of the world’s most notorious contemporary artist, Andy Warhol. Despite the fact that Warhol fled the city of steel, the spirit of the pop art patriarch persists, most obviously through the Warhol Museum, as well as through a myriad of alternative artistic centers and initiatives. Steel […]
A Brand New School of Thought: A Conversation with Hank Willis Thomas – Jessica Ann Peavy
There is something very nostalgic about the photographs. I can recall being in the fifth grade and begging and pleading with my parents to buy me the $100 pair of sneakers, but their concern that someone would gun me down and run off with my “Jordans” was the obstacle that kept me from being able […]
The Digital Age – Q&A with Andres Ramirez Gaviria
Steven Psyllos: In your opinion, what is the current state of affairs in the art world as it applies to digital art? How receptive are galleries to exhibit this form, and where else do you find support? Andres Ramirez Gaviria: The terms “digital” or “media” art have come to encompass an array of practices so […]
Cabin Comforts – Danielle Jackson
Nestled in the bottom floor of Williamsburg’s public art space Secret Project Robot, Brooklyn-based collective Saviour Scraps presents “Cabin Comforts,” a dual installation space and store featuring over 70 contributing artists seamlessly blending an art experience within the simulated comforts of home. “Cabin Comforts” is an alternative to the competitive art world and traditional gallery […]
Keep on Rockinââ¬â¢ in the Free World – Christine Cavallomagno
When recalling the beginning of the end of Communism in Eastern Europe, vague visions of the fall of the Berlin Wall and thousands of screaming teenagers are inseparable from images of music videos on MTV that so powerfully marked that moment of transition. In a way, the two will always be linked. If the 1980s […]
