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artists, daily fix
a nice Hot wax in new jersey
pamela farrell, lacuna 3, encaustic on panel
Just came across Pamela Farrell’s work on artreview.com today (local jersey artist!!!). i am really drawn to encaustic. I love both the physicality of the medium, encaustic paintings have such luscious surfaces that draw me in. Also, the glowing luminosity and color of encaustic painting is wonderful. Anyway, Pamela […] -
exhibitions
representational abstract art?
Carrie Moyer, Rope Dancer Returns, 2007
Suggestive abstraction and temporal meditations at Artspace
Artspace
50 Orange St, New Haven, (203) 772-2709
Unnameable Things
John Bent: Suspended Animation 1 & 2
Through Mar. 29, 2008
Is representational abstract art a contradiction in terms? Possibly, but the show Unnameable Things, curated by painter Clint Jukkala and hanging in Artspace’s Gallery 1, offers an argument […] -
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orangina
Seems I keep coming across Jim Welling lately. Check out blogger Ed Schad’s review of the Jim Welling show Regen Projects, Through April 5, 2008
Loosely put, Abstract photography uses the “stuff” of the photographic process whether it is film, chemicals, light, and the mechanisms of camera itself as a stepping off point for experimentation. An […] -
artists, daily fix, exhibitions
Pouran Jinchi
Pouran Jinchi, Rubaiyat Series #8, 1995, Mixed media on canvas paper, 9 x 12 inches, Courtesy of artist and Art Projects International (API), New York
POURAN JINCHI: A Survey
March 6 - April 5, 2008
Art Projects International
429 Greenwich St, Suite 5B, NYC
Tuesday - Friday 11 to 5pm. Other times by appointment.
www.artprojects.com
Pouran Jinchi is an Iranian-born, New York […] -
exhibitions
Ephemeral Japanese
Natsu, Aurora - the goddess of sparkle (detail), 2007, plastic beads, brass wire, sequins
The Onishi Gallery is pleased to present Ephemeral, an exhibition of paintings, sculptures, and photographs by seven Japanese artists. Ephemeral is the gallery’s contribution to this year’s Asian Contemporary Art Week, and it is the inaugural exhibition in the gallery’s newly remodeled […] -
exhibitions
Art of Seeing #14
Toots Magsino, My Place in the Sun, monoprint, collage and acrylic on vellum paper 14×11, www.tootsmagsino.com
Art of Seeing #14: Winter Group Show
March 13 - 22, 2008
Allen Sheppard Gallery, NYC
530 WEST 25TH ST, 3/F
New York, NY
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artists, daily fix, exhibitions
form, color, illumination in texas
Suzan Frecon
mineral composition
2004
Collection of the artistSuzan Frecon
purple forbidden enclosure
2005
Courtesy Peter Blum Gallery
Throughout her career Frecon has maintained a singular focus, dedicating herself to the process of painting. Through assiduous arrangements of color, form, and texture, she produces artwork that is visually stunning, but that also resonates on a philosophical level. In her own words, “I […] -
artists, exhibitions
Abstract in Ireland - a scottish bloc
Scottish artist Callum Innes was born in 1962. His paintings emerge not only from the application of paint but from its removal with washes of turpentine which results in meditative, highly atmospheric abstract works. Innes approach is critially dependent on time, the crucial moment when the whole surface starts to move and flow as turpentine […]
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artists, daily fix
Hassel Smith
Hassel Smith, Bird Lover, 1957. Oil on canvas.
Collection of San Jose Museum of Art. Museum purchase with funds contributed by the Museum’s Collections Committee with additional funds donated by the Starbird Family, in memory of Carolyn Starbird and her amazing service to the San Jose Museum of Art.
Hassel Smith is one of the most […] -
exhibitions
ERASING BORDERS: Passport to Contemporary Indian Art
ERASING BORDERS:
Passport to Contemporary Indian Art
March 12 - 27
Opening Reception:
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
6 - 8:30 PM
Curated by Vijay Kumar. Assisted by IAAC Director of Exhibitions Amina Ahmed.
For more information: www.tablarasagallery.com
With Indian contemporary art at an all time high, the Indian Diaspora artists in the U.S. have steadily gained momentum and claimed their turf. Indian Diaspora […]
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