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March 23, 2012, 1:07pm
Weekly Recap (Week of March 19)
As we approach the first weekend in Spring, there is plenty of stuff on the New American Paintings' Blog to catch up on. After the jump you can find out what happened this week, in case you missed it...
March 22, 2012, 8:15am
Paper Trail: In the Studio with Steven Riddle
Steven Riddle’s paper collages are additive. They’re layers and layers of material that slope past their underlying surfaces in gentle relief. They’re also subtractive, just as much the result of recursively eliminating elements. And they’re practically alive. A single composition is often an amalgamation of pieces produced more recently mixed with others from two years prior. They’re like living, breathing documents of the artist’s extended studio history, all of it cumulatively recorded in the bins of scrap paper in his studio -- blank paper that’s been air brushed, silkscreened, brushed over with gouache, monotyped , and that’s just for starters.
March 21, 2012, 8:15am
20 Top Artist Residencies and Retreats
Source: Artinfo.com post on March 16, 2012: A Guide to 20 Top Artist Residencies and Retreats Across the United States by Alanna Martinez, Chloe Wyma
March 20, 2012, 8:25am
New American Paintings West Deadline
We are already nearing the deadline for our West competition which is April 30th, Midnight (EST). So, if you reside in Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, North Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, or Wyoming, now is your chance to apply to New American Paintings. We are thrilled to have Bill Arning, Director, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, as our 2012 juror. We'll be posting more about Bill later this month, so stay tuned.
March 19, 2012, 8:15am
The Place Between the Layers: Ben Waterman’s Midnight Lullaby
Ben Waterman’s paintings invite extended meditation on seemingly banal objects: a red mosquito net, a brown piano, a vacant fireplace. These highly specific objects float in contrast to their surroundings--disorientingly unidentifiable places painted with inarticulate brushstrokes. Given the Seattle artist’s pronounced affinity for travel to new places, these surreal landscapes prompt questions on the complicated role of inspiration within constructed visual images.
March 17, 2012, 10:35am
Weekly Recap (Week of March 12)
Last weekend was fun, with a trip to NYC for the art fairs. That led to quite a few posts summarizing our experiences there. We also had some great interviews throughout the week given to us by contributors Ellen C. Caldwell and Josh Reames. If you missed any of the posts, check them out below!
March 16, 2012, 8:15am
Reinvention: a Q&A Session with Adam Scott
I recently went to Kavi Gupta Gallery in Chicago to see Antonia Gurkovska's first solo show with the gallery, after viewing her show I stepped into Kavi's second gallery where a group show of his artists was installed.
March 15, 2012, 8:15am
Photos from the Whitney Biennial
As promised, we've posted some of our photos from our trip to the Whitney Biennial. There were many highlights, but we captured some of our favorite artists/pieces. If you went, let us know what you thought about the exhibition in our comments section. More pictures after the jump!
March 14, 2012, 8:15am
Gavin Bunner’s Gardens (and Hillsides) of Earthly Delights
Satirical. Sexual? Sensical and non… Gavin Bunner’s (NAP #65 & #97) paintings are flat out funny, farcical, and intelligent. Growing out of his earlier experimentation with watercolors and humorous juxtapositions, Bunner began creating larger compositions in which he inundates the viewer and field with likely and unlikely pairings from pop-culture and the larger media oversoul: Google. - Ellen C. Caldwell, Los Angeles Contributor
March 13, 2012, 8:15am
New American Paintings NYC Art Fair Field Trip
It was great being in the city for the fairs this past weekend. Between the three NAP staffers on the trip, and our two guest photo bloggers (Lee Gainer and Joshua Field), we saw a lot of art.
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