panel discussion at SPACES with Sara Black, Amber Ginsburg, Kerri Frangioso and Veronica Dahlberg. Boundaries – Letter writing and direct action on boundaries and immigration. 7000 marks opened at SPACES gallery, Cleveland Ohio on November 17, 2017, and runs through Saturday, January 12, 2018. Several interactive gallery talks and actions are planned during the show’s […]
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the man and his words by Yannick Effoumy, Cote d’Ivoire Artist Sess Essoh’s recent exhibition Un Genre D’histoire showcased this past August at Sofitel Hotel Ivoire Gallery in Abidjan was a pivotal point is Sess’ career. A Type of History, the English translation is an imaginary tale by the artist according to his vision of
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painting deconstructed Naomi Middelmann (USA/Swiss) will be displaying 20 of her recent works in her solo show, “Painting Deconstructed,” at MK Gallery Freiburg in Brisgau Germany. The show opened September 9 and runs through October 22, 2017. Born in Switzerland, Naomi moved to New York when she was 16. She received her Bachelor’s degree in
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Romancing Banality Lyle Carbajal is a multimedia artist focusing on the social commentary of cultural and economic perception and their implications in contemporary art; he refers to his particular style of painting as “existing somewhere between the vernacular and the contemporary avant-garde.” His work is bold, colorful and child-like, with a sophisticated approach to composition
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The body of work Chris created during the summer of 2017 is “fairly unified regarding format and palette, but diverse in its explorations of flat shapes, layers, spaces, and composition.” This project began in March with a couple of small, 12 x 12 inch paintings, and continued through August. What I like most about Chris
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figure drawings exhibition Artist Carol Heft will be showing her recent figure drawings at The Blue Mountain Gallery from September 5 – 18, 2017. “The transformation of marks, interesting in themselves, into a wide range of gestures and implied narratives make these drawings unique, and rarely exhibited aspect of Carol’s work. The cumulative effect of seeing
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“Living Art” documentary (official trailer) Tina Krüger’s new film project, “Living Art” is an aesthetic ethnography of contemporary arts in Maputo, Mozambique. The protagonists of the film project are seven emerging artists who work in the areas of dance, painting, sculpture, music, and graffiti. The film establishes a creative dialogue between the artist and his/her
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HAF news Anita Larkin’s show “Reasonable Mayhem” opens at Defiance Gallery in Newtown Australia, from July 26 thru August 19, 2017. Anita presents twenty eight of her eclectic sculptures which combine parts of collected objects, felted objects, porcelain renditions of objects and bronze casts of the human body. I transform the collected object into sculptures
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Erotic art can be defined as any artistic work that is intended to evoke sexual arousal or that depicts scenes of love-making. Identifying erotic art is difficult because perceptions of what is erotic and what is art fluctuate. For example, a sculpture of a phallus in some African cultures may be considered a traditional symbol of
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The making of Ghost Dogs I have been following multimedia artist Samuelle’s ghost dogs construction take form over the past year. When I saw one of the first steps in her process of the wire wrapped raw wood stick figures it looked to be some sort of mammal, I thought, canine variety? Well, I just could
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Sánchez x Sánchez is an exhibition inspired by time, in which artist Álvaro Sánchez of Guatemala tells his story—the development of his individual work and the one carried out together with the Revista Capiusa. The Capiusa Magazine, specializing in cultural content and graphic design opened the doors of its creative center. Alvaro’s work was showcased
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Carol Heft on artist Jean Pierre Bourquin In an almost perpetually generative state, Jean Pierre Bourquin’s work is saturated with life, fun and energy. An incredibly prolific artist, he is known for using recycled objects such as cereal boxes, packaging, paper plates, and found bits and pieces along with more traditional support materials, with a
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