Oleg Korolev can be described as a “new master”. Elements of olde masters infiltrate his work, yet he remains completely modern and original. Spirituality is evident even in his paintings where it is not centralized. The subjects of his work are not “non descript” figments but rather real people…imagined or not. …
Read More »Nick Cave Soundsuits at the ICA, Boston, MA
Nick Cave the Chicago-based artist, not the Australian musician will be exhibiting at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston. The artist made Soundsuits out of a “gauche, lavish adornment” of found objects and started the project as a way of dealing with racial profiling. The project evolved out of a …
Read More »Tom Bagshaw: Rebel Fairy Tales
Tom Bagshaw’s art hits like a dose of ether. Every painting a portrait of darkness behind the enchantment of a rebel fairy tale. The women, whether real or figments of Bagshaw’s imagination, are a combination of 17th century romanticism and underplayed sexuality. When I look at his paintings I see …
Read More »Johann Fournier/Antigravity Art
The work of Johann Fournier can be described as ethereal photography — images that break apart in front of the lens and become art. They are science and anatomy, music and philosophy all captured with a shutter. Fournier’s photographs are lucid dreams where the world is rotated and dead to …
Read More »Chris Mars/ Life Imitating Art
www.chrismarspublishing.com “Special Agent Gordon Cole” “Hag Harriet Milfoil” “Mrs. Lanterman’s Daughter” “Same as the Old Year” “The Resurrection Machine” If you’ve never touched the inside of a mental hospital, then you will never understand that the monsters aren’t inside. If you’ve never felt the sting of a needle as medication …
Read More »Launderama at UnchARTed Gallery: Art and Music Journey Together Through the Spin Cycle
Launderama is a collaborative installation featuring the Encaustic Paintings of Barbara Gagel & the Drawings and music of Stephen Clements, based on the song “Launderama”. Come explore the confluence of music-inspired art and textures in this new installation at UnChARTed Gallery with a musical performance tomorrow (Saturday, August 17) from …
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