Author name: Carol Heft

carol heft connections: artist ange arthur, ivory coast

Artist Ange Arthur Koua, born in Ivory Coast (Abidjan) in 1989, has created a striking body of work using various symbolic materials, specifically emphasizing worn garments and fabric. His work is both personal and political, without a specific agenda. He gives us the freedom to understand what is often unspoken. Ange’s first solo exhibition in […]

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carol heft “connections”: susanne schmidt-nielsen of denmark

People have created “installation art” since they discovered they could make marks. Denmark artist Susanne Schmidt-Nielsen’s  unique installation was an impressive and complimentary display in the Richard Winthers’ house. “This something, this in between” opened on April 30th  in Denmark. How the physical reality of our environment affects the inner reality of our mind and

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carol heft “connections”: drawn together

Drawn together with Marie Cecile Aptel and Jean Pierre Bourquin Any working relationship, regardless of its duration or scale, requires compatible partners.  Compatible partners include people who disagree or have opposing feelings.  In fact, I have found that working cooperatively is most satisfying when my collaborators are unlike me in distinctive ways.  Compatibility and differences

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art house urban bright residency: artist ron shelton, usa

 Urban Bright at Art House: Plastic Trash into Art Working with children has been an exhilarating experience for Ron Shelton.  Their inventive, sincere way of processing information is in keeping with his creative practice.  In his recent ten-week residency with twenty 3rd graders from Dennison Elementary School, Cleveland Ohio, Ron provided information and hope within

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the ardent thread: artists archives of the western reserve, usa

The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.  The relationship between the elements and the body of this work is an interesting one. In this exhibition, the weaving together of tradition, nontraditional materials, and ideas are precise; the aesthetics of object/subject are implicit, playful, and lively. The Ardent Thread, curated by Cleveland fiber

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carol heft “connections”: a case for inclusion

Why do we leave out so much when we study art history? Wouldn’t exposure to different cultures and aesthetic ideas benefit us all? Who determines what we study in art history books or what we see in museums and art galleries? How do critics, gallery directors, and dealers manipulate public opinion? It has been said

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carol heft “connections”: artist ron shelton, usa

chalk on slate drawings: Ron Shelton’s art is political in both process and content.  The fact that he uses perishable materials reflects his feelings about the aesthetic experience; “precious”, contrasted with the ordinary entering the world of the sublime.  Using a slate board and various kinds of chalks, he transforms the drawing surface into a

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artist chris taylor, usa: “grounded and figured” at Link gallery

Grounded and Figured at Link Gallery Artist Chris Taylor, USA, “Grounded and Figured” at Kent State Trumbull Link Gallery, Kent Ohio. These vibrant, bold, and dynamic small works of acrylic on wood panel collection opens January 22 and runs through February 19, 2020. [kopa_blockquote border=”left”]Rounded, clean edges and flat organic shapes merge in Chris Taylor’s

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carol heft “connections”: political function of art

Political and social commentary as well as propaganda have always had important functions in art.  In visual art, iconography, (literally, the writing of images) is frequently categorized by period, culture, and style.  It encompasses spiritual, religious, political, military and social themes.  In the ancient world, it was common to display military prowess via relief sculpture

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carol heft “connections”: the inside of outsider art

With artist Imam Sucahyo, Indonesia. According to Dr. Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933), art created by people with psychiatric illness and art by the masters are both “valid expressions of the psyche.” But what relationship is there between valid expressions of the psyche and art? This brings us to such questions as what is art, and how

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