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Chris Booth

Chris Booth’s sculptures are a manifestation and acknowledgement of those links. In their melding of the processes of the natural world Chris Booth’s sculptures are a manifestation and acknowledgement of those links. In their melding of the processes of the natural world and the processes of mathematics and engineering, the sculptures embody a notion of […]

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Chris Booth

Chris Booth’s sculptures are a manifestation and acknowledgement of those links. In their melding of the processes of the natural world Chris Booth’s sculptures are a manifestation and acknowledgement of those links. In their melding of the processes of the natural world and the processes of mathematics and engineering, the sculptures embody a notion of […]

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Christine Belanger

Christine’s fascination with drawing the human face began in her late teens. After discovering soft pastels in a drawing class in 1989,   Christine’s fascination with drawing the human face began in her late teens. After discovering soft pastels in a drawing class in 1989, she devoted herself to soft pastels and portraiture. Although Christine […]

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Christine Belanger

Christine’s fascination with drawing the human face began in her late teens. After discovering soft pastels in a drawing class in 1989,   Christine’s fascination with drawing the human face began in her late teens. After discovering soft pastels in a drawing class in 1989, she devoted herself to soft pastels and portraiture. Although Christine […]

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Heroes, Villains and Wide Open Spaces – Michael F. Brady

Brent Spaulding presents the essence of the cowboy in a series of towering silhouettes. Dwarfed by these imposing nine-foot images, the viewer may be romanced by their mythical grandeur or seduced by the implied violence of the scene unfolding. Heroes, Villains and Wide Open Spaces Michael F. Brady Brent Spaulding. Brent Spaulding presents the essence […]

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Lifting Heavy Metal – Cindy Moore

This past December in an industrial Baltimore warehouse, sculptor Tim Scofield debuted his latest performance involving large machinery and acrobatics. Fabricated in steel, a pair of bare metal sculptures set the stage for Scofield and fellow aerialist, Mara Neimanis. Lifting Heavy Metal Cindy Moore Tim Scofield. This past December in an industrial Baltimore warehouse, sculptor […]

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Michal Rovner’s Fields of Fire – E.K. Clark

Michal Rovner’s exhibition "Fields of Fire 2005-2006" was inspired by her journey to a remote drilling camp in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Fascinated by the jets of flames that shoot out of the smokestacks as the natural gas is bled off the wells, she filmed and used these elements as her subject matter. Michal Rovner’s […]

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Responding to Location in DUMBO – Leah Oates

Smack Mellon recently moved into a new space in Dumbo and asked artists to respond to the new location in "Site 92." Artists where invited to make work specifically about the new digs but through the lens of their particular ideas on architecture, environment and space. Responding to Location in DUMBO Leah Oates Wade Kavanugh […]

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Ecstasy In and About Los Angeles – Kim Bockus

It’s Christmas in Los Angeles and artificial snow spews hourly from plume stacks above the crowd at The Grove, causing upward glances by shoppers wrapped in logo-stitched clothing and weighed down by logo-emblazoned bags. Ecstasy In and About Los Angeles Kim Bockus Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Talo/The House, 2002. Installation view. Three-screen DVD installation, 15 minutes 50 […]

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The Art of Harmony – Maria Elisa Bruson

White sand still fragrant with the acrid aroma of the sea; hot spices that, as tiny essence drops, are spread on the canvas; sprigs fixed in bloom forever: these are among the materials that Barbara Pareti uses to compose her "Chromomaterical" works. The Art of Harmony Maria Elisa Bruson Barbara Pareti . Courtesy of Roberto […]

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