December 19, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Among these works are Darger-esque scenes depicting a fierce army of young girls, pristinely dressed in baby-doll dresses and knee-high socks equipped with golden shields and war helmets. Combining ceramics and oil paints (with a dash of gold lustre), Amanda Michelle Smith builds a pastoral realm of imagination around childhood curiosities applying firmness and courage to her female characters.
VIA: The Jealous Curator
December 13, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Corralling clients such as Devendra Banhart, Coca Cola and Nylon Magazine, artist Liz Riccardi is spreading her wacky illustrations all over the place. What I love about Liz’s work, is the pleasure of creating and imagination is so apparent in each of her pieces.
December 12, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Taking inspiration from American folk art, Byzantine icon paintings and geometric abstractions, Betsy Walton, brings together her talents of drawing and painting to create pieces teetering between mystery and mundane. Betsy has collaborated with several talented artists, such as APAK and Yellena James.
December 12, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Tara Marynowsky paints life into her characters through an attentive detail to colors and shapes, yet their simple, fuzzy expressions are quite haunting. Aesthetically Tara’s watercolor paintings remind me of the artist, Marcel Dzama, yet the perplexity of her work arouse feelings of restlessness.
December 6, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
I understand the dedication that goes into a 365 project, artist Michelle Blade is currently working on such a project that will finish at the end of this year. In her project 366 days (2012 is a leap year), Blade explores the apocalyptic prophecies imposing on the year 2012. Her paintings are ethereal, emitting a range of emotions from despondency to togetherness.
December 5, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Welcome to the wonderful world of APAK Studio, a creative collaboration between husband and wife, Aaron and Ayumi Piland. Using gouache and acrylic, this duo paints a lush utopia filled with curious little creatures exploring the magic and mystery of life and love.
November 29, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Allison Schulnik paints a cast of ghoulish characters throughout her body of work, mainly noseless with sunken eye sockets. Her heavily painted canvases employ a range of depth and subtle detail. The paintings of American magic realist, Ivan Albright, came to mind when I saw Allison’s work. Both playing on the theme of macabre, blending fantastical elements with the real world.
November 22, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
In this ongoing series Reconfigured Grid from painter Jeff Depner, he well reconfigures the grid forming new shapes pointing your eye in every direction. Layering and pairing colors to trick the eye; his work inspires a modern twist on Bauhaus artist Josef Albers.
November 15, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
Brendan Monroe paints his vision of our world with inspirations rooted in science. The quality of his painting reminds me a lot of contemporary marbling with the thick wave-like lines. I really love his little sculptures, especially the dude made up of dried paint scraps. Brendan offers a small collection of zines from his shop. I just ordered copies of Islands, Islands N. 2, and Between Here and Here; I can’t for them to arrive!
November 8, 2012 by Erin Fletcher
I love these wildly abstract paintings by artist Miranda Skoczek, it might be the unleashed movement of color or the combination of realistic fauna and vibrant geometric shapes.
