contemporary art
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Science, Skin, and D.N.A. Pabi Chulo in conversation with Sheeka Arbuthnot
This interview is part of an ongoing conversation about the future of art, the responsibility of the artist, and the systems within which we function and fight between the artist and interviewer. The Getty Getaway, 2012. Acrylic and spray paint on raw linen canvas. 40”x 65” Sheeka Arbuthnot: Pabi, I would like to begin with a question that deals with geographic displacement. Can you tell me how your experience here in San Francisco has impacted your practice? Pabi Chulo: Yes, I came here to San Francisco in August, 2011. Being a part of a creative and educational institution is very stimulating and sometimes also frustrating. Going from a full time…
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J. Harry Edmiston …”Abstract Details in Colour”
Your upcoming exhibition entitled – “Abstract Details in Colour”, at the Alpha Gallery in Cork Street, London is about to begin. What is your inspiration behind it? Well as a solo show, I guess the idea has been focus a lot on the process. The way the images are produced plays an important part in creating what is a fairly technical body of work. I think the ‘inspiration’ behind the show has been to create an aesthetically beautiful body of work with an end goal of creating abstract pieces that one would want to have hanging on a wall at home. Of course, taste is always entirely subjective. Which picture…
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My Chronic Condition by Asher Jay
This original artwork was created using scans of napkins that were stained with paint from cleaning brushes that were used to render other canvases in progress. To me it represents both process and the pulse of the remainder from an equation, much like love. So I wound up writing a little poem about the feeling that fueled the piece: My Chronic Condition: Asher Jay Cannot function when you are near You’re in all I do and say, it’s clear I am wrapped around your little finger, Thoughts of you do make me linger. Every word you utter a cerebral kiss Your eyes spin my world off axis When you smile…
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Adelaide Damoah in Conversation with BP Portrait Award Finalist Toby Mulligan
Born in 1969,Toby Mulligan is a a rising star on the British art scene it seems. A self taught artist, Mulligan was a 2012 finalist for the BP Portrait award and subsequently had his work exhibited at the prestigious National Portrait Gallery in London. Mulligan is unusual in that he not only taught himself how to draw and paint with both hands simultaneously, he also taught himself how to build houses and landscape gardens which he did on a professional basis for a number of years to supplement his practice and to look after his family. A full time artist now, Mulligans career has taken on a new direction following…
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TENDER MOUNTAIN by Kris Tate & Kristy Lynn
Kris Tate creates vibrant, psychedelic, geometric illustrations based on subject matter ranging from indie culture figures to forest animals. Kristy Lynn creates luscious paintings and delicate drawings inspired by nature and dreams. The two artists connected via the artist site Society6, and after becoming friends and supporters of one another’s work, Tate asked Lynn if she would like to collaborate on a piece, to which the answer was naturally, yes. Unsurprisingly, the artists decided to make a piece based on a wild creature from nature. The only question was: what member of the animal kingdom? After much discussion they decided on a wolf motif, and worked together to join their…
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Andrea Peterson with Kirsty Lynn
The Good in Everything | 48 x 60 inches | oil on canvas Andrea Peterson’s paintings reveal a world of her own creation… I have had the pleasure of seeing Andrea’s work progress over the course of our long friendship, beginning with our time at East Carolina University’s School of Art in North Carolina. Since then we have each moved around the country, often living in the same cities at the same time, and her influences and mine have overlapped at times, as with the bustling energy of New York, or the vast landscape and magical energy of Arizona. Andrea’s work has a foundation in her highly unique approach to…
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Chrissy Poitras + Kyle Topping
Kyle Topping: Chemistry, Etching, 18 x 18 inches, 2012 Chrissy Poitras: Bits and Pieces No. III, Watercolour, 2012 Kyle Topping is a printmaker working primarily in etching. In his most recent works, he begins by creating digital collages. He then transfers these collages onto copper etchings using a hard ground technique. For those unfamiliar with printmaking techniques, the path to achieving thehttps://kyletopping.com/Curriculum-Vitae desired result requires precision and skill throughout the process. With Kyle’s work one sees that he has developed his images with meticulous attention to detail at every step. Chrissy Poitras is a mixed media artist working with a variety of materials. Her most recent works are watercolour monoprints…
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Sea Speak Sphere: Message In A Bottle by Asher Jay
Message In a Bottle By Asher Jay – Entire Display from Asher Jay on Vimeo. Message in a Bottle, is a conceptual, collaborative campaign that offers individuals who hail from a variety of disciplines the opportunity to express their concerns for Planet Ocean through creative media. This endows marine conservation with a unique united front from which distressed denizens can address the long-term welfare of the primordial soup that gave rise to all life on Earth. This installation’s opening night was hosted by Green Spaces, Tribeca, on World Oceans Day, Friday, June 8th 2012. Message in a Bottle by Asher Jay as exhibited at Green Spaces, Tribeca, New York, NY.…
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Milk
Forgetting the milk was a mistake. Do the shopping bags feel lighter? Are they noticeably sans milk? Don’t be ridiculous, they’re shopping bags. They feel as heavy as all shopping. It will be fine. How can it not be? The sun has that brilliant winter-weekend-morning touch about it; cold, blinding and strong enough to make you smile at the frost particles in the tarmac. The gloves don’t really work. The weave is too loose and they let the chill of the season through, and at the same time they restrict finger movements; making it all but impossible to pick the right key out of all the others on the chain…
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Hisami Tanaka at waitingroom with Mark M. Whelan
Hisami Tanaka’s recent solo exhibition at waitingroom in Tokyo presented his latest works, reflecting his graphic design background and an approach to abstract painting unique to the artist. The style in which the pieces were installed in the gallery space itself further emphasized the artist’s dynamic inner relationship between painter and designer. from waitingroom: Hisami Tanaka was born in Ibaraki in 1976 and graduated from Tama Art University, majoring in Design. Recent exhibitions include “windows and the stories” (2011, waitingroom, Tokyo) and “Tokyo Wonder Wall” (2010, Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Tokyo). In previous years, Tanaka was focusing on the “existence and non-existence of the quality and power” for different…