Author Archives: jolanta
Imposing a Speed Limit – Jennifer Hickey
Speed, vast expanses of space, anonymity, endless possibilities, adventure, transience. The term "superhighway" connotes all of these. It is a loaded term for describing technology?s role in contemporary society. Imposing a Speed Limit Jennifer Hickey Massimiliano Contu, The Talking City, 100x120cm, oil on canvas, 2004 (photograph by J. Hickey). Image courtesy of Berliner Kunstprojekt Speed, […]
Improv at the Photoshop – James Engelmann
When reproduced as shiny photographic images, Shirley Kaneda’s recent paintings look flat, meticulous and well mannered. They are dynamic yet tasteful composed, using colors that are bright, not so bright as to clash with your standard household appliances. How perfectly they would compliment a well-maintained kitchen! Improv at the Photoshop James Engelmann Shirley Kaneda, Cold […]
Charles Alexander
Whimsical. . .Satiric. . . Enigmatic. . . Intuitive. These words describe the art of Charles Alexander, Whimsical. . .Satiric. . . Enigmatic. . . Intuitive. These words describe the art of Charles Alexander, whose creativity finds outlet in collage, mixed media, acrylics, watercolors, prints, and 3D constructs. His work has been featured in the […]
Charles Alexander
Whimsical. . .Satiric. . . Enigmatic. . . Intuitive. These words describe the art of Charles Alexander, Whimsical. . .Satiric. . . Enigmatic. . . Intuitive. These words describe the art of Charles Alexander, whose creativity finds outlet in collage, mixed media, acrylics, watercolors, prints, and 3D constructs. His work has been featured in the […]
Notes Concerning the Spiritual in the Work of Tim Hawkinson – Erin M. Scime
From February 11 through May 29, 2005, the Whitney Museum of American Art will be showcasing the work of Los Angeles-based artist Tim Hawkinson in a mid-career retrospective. Arguably one of the most prolific working artists today, Hawkinson is best known for his whimsical sculptures made from everyday materials and found objects. The work in […]
Walmarts of Wall Power – James Kalm
Members of Manhattan’s art elite are not moved by thundering engines, polished chrome and brute horsepower. No, what sets them aflutter is "Wall Power." Sheri Warshauer has devised a clever gambit loaded with art world "dish," a situation of portraiture in absentia, personalities divinized by those fine art objects collected, and the zones in which […]
Charo van Eijck-Aymerich
Although painting and history of art remained her passion, she decided to pursue a career in marketing, obtaining her university degree… Although painting and history of art remained her passion, she decided to pursue a career in marketing, obtaining her university degree in Communication Sciences in 1980 at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. She began […]
Charo van Eijck-Aymerich
Although painting and history of art remained her passion, she decided to pursue a career in marketing, obtaining her university degree… Although painting and history of art remained her passion, she decided to pursue a career in marketing, obtaining her university degree in Communication Sciences in 1980 at the Universidad Complutense of Madrid. She began […]
Reinvention: Balkan art in Thessalonica, Greece – Nancy Atakan
Magda Carneci, the curator for Cosmopolis, Microcosmos X Macrocosmos, an exhibition of 100 Balkan artists held at the State Museum of Contemporary Art and the Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art in Thessalonica, Greece, defined the role of the artist: "to reinvent a dignified and conscious position for Humans in the universe." As a participating artist […]
Birgit Dunkel – NY Arts
Birgit Dunkel’s "Madonna Series," which has been incarnated as a photo exhibition as well an installation at a church, is inspired by that most well-known woman of the Christian faith. In opposition to her celebrity stands her real importance for the religion. She is acknowledged as the mother of Jesus Christ, yet in the holy […]
