I paint to see what I think. Sweeping strokes are passing thoughts in paint and time. No painting is ever preconceived; instead, each work explores unexpected moments in space and time. I paint with my body’s mind rather than my literal, analytical mind. I think that my paintings are better understood if they are experienced […]

The main motive behind my work is humor and using humor as a tool to get to bigger underlying issues. I’m originally from Montana and I grew up on the Crow Indian reservation in south central Montana. I’m half Crow Indian and half Irish. I grew up immersed in Crow culture but had a dual […]

SuperSonic 2006 was the third annual MFA show representing graduating MFAs from the nine SoCCAS schools—Art Center College of Art and Design, California Institute for the Arts, Claremont Graduate School, Otis School of Art and Design, University of Southern California, University of California-Irvine, University of California-Los Angeles, University of California-San Diego, and University of California-Santa […]

My Mac G5 is jealous of Matt Leines. Regardless of how large the screen or how sophisticated the software, it seems unlikely that any computer could produce the hyper-graphic results of Leines’ ink and watercolor drawings with as much confidence. The machine knows that the precision of Leines’ meticulously consistent hand and unpredictable creativity is […]

In the ubiquity of the summer group exhibition, the viewer may find curatorial intentions to the tune of “there is something for everyone” rather than grouping artists unified by theme or materials. Summer is less formal and most galleries use this time as an opportunity to show young or emerging artists. At Mark Moore Gallery, […]

My paintings are inspired by pop culture iconography and cartoon imagery as well as the work of masters of varied genres and periods such as Frank Frazetta, Chuck Close, Joel-Peter Witkin, Sebastian Krueger, Richard Estes, Grant Wood, Edward Hopper, Gustav Klimt, Albrecht Duerer and Hieronymus Bosch. I work primarily in oils and acrylics on canvas […]

Gilles Barbier’s remarkably ambitious exhibition at the Carré d’Art Museé d’Art Contemporain in Nîmes (Southern France) plays pithily with many current intellectual strands which interest me: net culture, artificial intelligence, image profusion, micro-organisms and science fiction (among others.) But what struck me as most exact to its weird visual propositions was its deep reflection (one […]

For the last two years Gallery Nights has been identified as the circuit that unites the best art venues of the City of Buenos Aires. It has become a classic event in the cultural agenda, which takes place the last Friday of every month, as the sun goes down. More than 70 art galleries, cultural […]

Bride Fight was originally inspired by two wedding gowns that I encountered in a Junior League thrift store. Ironically, it was on a weekend trip for a wedding. The two hung in an animated herd on a special rack—almost beckoning to be taken to the church for another round. Their sheer volume made me wonder […]

There’s something exciting, refreshing and exhilarating about visiting a truly cutting-edge exhibition of contemporary art. But, how long do you really spend at the exhibition? One hour, maybe two? At 21C Museum Hotel, you can actually reside among some of the most interesting art pieces of our time. The establishment, which opened early this year, […]