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December 26, 2011, 8:15am
World of Wolf Pack: Amy Ross at the Kopeikin Gallery
"For the strength of the Pack is the Wolf, and the strength of the Wolf is the Pack." Rudyard Kipling said this in The Law of the Jungle and when viewing Amy Ross’ solo show at the Kopeikin Gallery in Culver City, my mind kept coming back to this quote. And as the release of The Hangover, gave “wolf pack” a new meaning, the power of the pack remains. - Ellen Caldwell, Los Angeles Contributor
December 22, 2011, 8:15am
12 to Watch in 2012: Publisher’s Picks
2011 was a strong year for the ever-resilient medium of painting as artists continued to push the idea of just what a painting can be in terms of materials, scale and subject. I expect that 2012 will be no different. Over the past twelve months I visited hundreds of gallery exhibitions and did dozens of studio visits. Because of New American Paintings, I was also privileged to review the work of the more than 5,000 artists who applied to our competitions in 2011.
December 22, 2011, 8:15am
Distilling to the Core: Katy Stone’s Myriad
Katy Stone’s Myriad visually reverberates throughout the otherwise silent rooms of Seattle’s Greg Kucera gallery. The artist’s vibrant forms of painted aluminum are known for walking lines, fluctuating between two and three dimensions, between the linear and the organic, between painting and sculpture. In her most recent body of work, these explorations expand to include additional mediums, as the oversized collage titled Myriad (You Are Here) extends across the floor, forming a 15 x 5 ft. centerpiece for the show. - Erin Langner, Seattle Contributor
December 21, 2011, 8:13am
Heart to Art: Lora Reynolds of Lora Reynolds Gallery (PART ONE)
Imagine my thrill as a seasoned New York art-goer thrust back into the unfamiliar Texas Hill Country this summer (I graduated from University of Texas at Austin but hadn't visited the city but once since then), going totally off a strong recommendation from Big Apple friends to visit Lora Reynolds Gallery. Imagine that joy when stumbling into a clean, well-lit white-box, with its raw concrete floor and huge windows, which just happened to be showing former Armory Show artist Susan Collis (So it goes, May 14-July 16, 2011).
December 20, 2011, 8:15am
By Any Means Necessary: Q&A with Chip Allen
Chip Allen’s letting loose. He’s squeegeed, splattered, and gesturally brushed over his geometric abstractions, and by the looks of it action painting’s winning out. His loose, intuitive marks and smudges run interference across seemingly systematic lines, the resulting balance a taut non-resolution that tugs from opposing ends, even if one end does so a bit harder. But there’s no subjugation here. Amalgamation is more like it, and a methodical contemplation on the all-encompassing potential of his medium -- oil in his most recent paintings.
December 19, 2011, 8:15am
Ruminating on the Self: Anne Austin Pearce’s Passport
While pondering on, and salivating before, Anne Austin Pearce’s (NAP #84) most recent collection Passport I came to a striking conclusion: I’ve fallen prey to the reality television trap. As soon as television producers brainstormed the concept of reality TV I’ve been right behind them with a mental pad and pen ready to dissect the private lives of newly appointed public figures. But now I’m tired...Read more by Kansas City contributor, Halcombe Miller, after the jump!
December 16, 2011, 8:15am
VOTE NOW! New American Paintings' Annual Prize: Reader’s Choice Poll
Our final New American Paintings' issue of 2011 is out on newsstands, so it's once again time to ask our readers who they think deserves some extra attention. We are pleased to present the New American Paintings' Second Annual Prize, which includes two components:
December 15, 2011, 8:15am
Crafting & Curating: “Recrafting History” at Taylor De Cordoba
I was recently asked to curate a show for Taylor De Cordoba, a gallery in LA's Culver City art district. "Recrafting History: History, Nostalgia, and Craft in the American Memory" opened on October 29th and since then, I have had a lot of people ask me what exactly curating entails. - Read more of Ellen Caldwell's curating experience after the jump!
December 14, 2011, 8:15am
Enter the Southern Competition
Our 2011 Southern Competition is now live. If you are an artist residing AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, LA, MD, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV, The deadline to enter the Southern competitions is Saturday, December 31st (Midnight EST)! It's New Years Eve., so don't wait! Apply online!
This year's juror is Michael Rooks, Wieland Family Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, High Museum of Art. Read more about the juror and the competition after the jump!
December 13, 2011, 8:15am
Must-See Paintings Shows: December
In the 300+ gallery exhibitions that we previewed for this post, we discovered a number of New American Paintings' alumni on view in December. Jim Lutes continues to produce a substantial body of work and, once again, demonstrates why he is one of Chicago’s leading painters. And check out Dolphin Gallery’s group exhibition “Push” which features several NAP artists, including a favorite of ours, Michael Krueger. Other shows that stand out: Fernando Mastrangelo at Charest-Weinberg, Byron Kim and James Cohan Gallery, and Cordy Ryman and Eli Ridgway. Enjoy the list! Please check them out and let us know what you think in the comments section after the jump!
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