PHOTOGRAPHER OF PHOTOGRAPHY
The exhibition features 99 photographs made from the 1960s until the present. This is the first exhibition in the United States since 1995 to feature Jäger’s work and the first retrospective of the photographer outside of Europe. Since the beginning of the 60s, Jäger has been investigating topics at the heart of a worldwide resurgence […]
DRAWINGS AND SKETCHES BY THOMAS CIAN
We always enjoy the graphite drawings and sketchbooks of Milan-based Thomas Cian. His more recent work has a translucent, double-exposure effect. Find more of his work here.
DIRTY DIRTY LOVE AND THIS HOUSE OF GLASS
Evolving from the photo-journalistic sensibilities of Dirty Dirty Love, his more recent series, This House of Glass, is an intimate exploration of what we keep hidden from others – and in many cases, what we hide from ourselves. Working with volunteers, I interviewed each model about the relationship between their public lives and personal history; specifically […]
“THE ROBOT SERIES” BY THOMAS JACKSON
Jackson writes: “In this series of photographs, I’ve combined elements of science fiction literature and film with storytelling motifs from Medieval tapestries and altarpieces to create a darkly humorous narrative about a lone robot’s failure to co-exist with the natural world. Against that backdrop, the work explores the uneasy, opposing emotions Mother Nature provokes in […]
A NON-SIGN BILLBOARD
Back in 2010, Seattle-based design studio, Lead Pencil Studio, installed a billboard on the US-Canada border in Washington “signifying no advertisement, no traditional information and no navigational direction.” Entitled ‘Non-Sign II,’ the installation is constructed from welded stainless steel rod and “invites contemplation on navigational direction and the prevelance of advertising while on the road.”
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, ‘The Supper at Emmaus’, 1601
Caravaggio’s painting depicts the moment of that recognition – the two disciples are the men on either side of the table. The artist demonstrates that it is through their faith that they recognise Christ. The confused innkeeper standing behind them, in contrast, has failed to recognise Christ because he does not have faith. Although his […]
DANIEL MUÑOZ “TRENCHES AND OTHER CONTRACEPTIVES”
One of the most talented and interesting contemporary Spanish artists, Daniel Muñoz, also known as “SAN,” excels in fine art and illustration as well as a muralist and street artist. Earlier this year, Muñoz completed an expansive illustration on the floor of an exhibition space at CEART in Madrid. Based on personal experiences and memories, the images form a […]
SELFISH
SELFISH is a multi-medium group exhibition that focuses on the existential significance of self-portraiture and the role it plays in an artist’s creative process. Self-portraiture is sometimes viewed as a casually vainglorious practice⎯the conceptual stroking of the artist’s ego, a pretentious selfie. This couldn’t be any more further from the truth. The self-portrait is a […]
UTTAPORN NIMMALAIKAEW
Each piece from Thai artist Uttaporn Nimmalaikaew “starts from a canvas backdrop that is set inside a deep casement, and that is then lightly veiled by multiple layers of thread and netting. The artist paints not only on the canvas but also on the thread and netting in order to create shimmering portraits and figurative […]
NICK GEORGIOU
He installs his work in the urban environment—currently Tucson, though Georgiou hails from New York. Georgiou’s materials are all found and re-used. He relies on newspapers he finds on the street and discarded books. His work, he says, is a “comment on the regeneration of the printed word in contemporary society.”
BALLOON ANIMA
Jason Freeny has wowed us before with his toy series articulating the anatomical insides of Micky, Hello Kitty, Yoshi and other beloved cartoons. Now he’s taken on a balloon animals, creating transparent plastic shells that mimic the sausage-like shapes of a twisted (no pun intended) dog. He’s also created an aesthetically similar take on a […]
JOE BROOK: DEFINING A DISTANCE
Joe Brook grew up skateboarding in Detroit and moved to San Francisco at the end of high school with just $500, a duffel bag, and a skateboard. Soon after arriving, he moved into 824 Hyde St. which what was to become an unofficial San Francisco skate hostel. Numerous icons of the skateboarding world passed through […]
Understanding Value and Tone for Better Painting
Did you know that good drawing and rendering skills will help give you a solid foundation in tone, otherwise known as value? Value is how light or darkness of a color. For example: If you took a black and white photograph of your painting, the shades of grey would be the different values or tones within […]
Understanding Atmospheric Perspective In Art – sec1
Like many subjects in art, landscape paintings can tell a story, taking the viewer to a different place and time. Whether the place is real or imaginary, it should be convincing, making us feel as though it perhaps could exist, even if only within our minds. Putting the rules of perspective into good use can […]
WE LOVE DELHI
“WE LOVE DELHI” BY LEK & SOWAT AND HANIF KURESHI with this beautiful french-indian collaboration between Lek & Sowat and Indian artist Hanif Kureshi. After speaking with children of the community who play cricket at their site everyday, the artists decided to write the text ‘We love Delhi’ in hindi which Hanif then painted on top of their sanskrit cyphers […]
