My painting mainly is figurative. I was born and grown up in Vienna I was always confronted with figurative and ornamental art. First art nouveau and later the Vienna School of Fantastic realism. This had an affect on my later artwork. My favorite motifs are female bodies and cats.Today I try to paint the moment […]

My works are made with the mixed media of acrylic paint, oil paint and fiber. I often depict the female figure as a strong and independent women who loves life alone. At the some time, i show stylish women with a powerful and sharp gaze. The work displays preparation for life’s tribulations as experienced by […]

I, Mariana as an artist, try to find the answers within myself, I expel what my deep self visualizes. I appeal to divine feminine energies , playful sensibilities, and the flame of consciousness. mariana-acuna.com

Through the search for equilibrium in my creations, I found a temporary lively and bold art which favors the colors, with their volumes and symbols, where there is harmony between the point and understanding. Figurative or abstract is colorful and intense, creating a harmonious dialogue between shapes and colors. As  painting a fresco  with  Tuscan […]

In no part of Clouds; An Illustrated Taxonomy does the book claim to be art, but it has to be the most beautiful scientific guide on the market. This sleek little volume is bound in simple-yet-elegant silver covers and printed on matte black paper; it is a far cry from its inspiration, The International Cloud […]

Josephine Meckseper Andrea Rosen Gallery November 23, 2013 – January 18, 2014 Opening Reception: Saturday, November 22, 6-8 pm 525 West 24th Street New York, NY 10011 andrearosengallery.com

Like sugar induced hyper-active children, David and I went to the only place where grownups ring doorbells to see art: The Upper East Side. Were we tricked? Yes. Were we treated, yeah, that too. Our first stop was Michael Werner Gallery where their new and stunning second floor space houses a Peter Saul exhibition. This […]

Featuring: Bianca Beck, Sebastian Black, Carol Bove, 
Sarah Braman, Elaine Cameron-Weir, Alex Da Corte, 
Charles Harlan, Dan Herschlein, Jon Kessler, Zak Kitnick, 
Becky Kolsrud, Chris Martin, Sam Moyer, and Borna Sammak. Garage Show Rachel Uffner Gallery November 24, 2013 – January 19, 2014 Opening Reception: Sunday, November 24, 6-8 pm Garage adjacent to 170 Suffolk […]

The new Meridian exhibition at the recently launched Tryon St Gallery, (just a stone’s throw from London’s Saatchi gallery), explores the universal human fascination with finding our place in the world and recording it through maps and mapping. Attesting a human need to determine and record one’s position in the world, maps—and intangible concepts such as meridians—are instrumental in […]

Featuring: Alison Collins, Caetano de Almeida, Dan Bailey, Dan Estabrook, David Chatt , David Shapiro, Felix Gonzalez-Torres, Jana Brevick, Jeff Chien-Hsing Liao, Lisa Hoke, Paul Chan, Peter Matthews, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Richard Hughes, Sonya Clark, Tehching Hsieh, Walead Beshty and more. 0 to 60: The Experience of Time through Contemporary Art November 22, 2013 to January 25, […]