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April 10, 2012, 9:11am
Artist Headshots: Stay or Go Away?
Although we don't have any immediate plans to change the format, in the office we often talk about ways to improve the experience for our readers. The latest question on the table relates to the headshots we provide with each New American Paintings artist spread. Some feel like the photo of the artist is fun and compliments the biographical information provided, while others think it takes up too much space and doesn't serve a purpose. What do you think? After the Jump, use our poll to join in the conversation and let us know what you think in the comments section!
April 07, 2012, 9:30am
WEEKLY RECAP (WEEK OF APRIL 2)
Another packed week on the blog, a new post everyday! That's not easy to do, people. Our writers are hard at work to bring you the best and this week they delivered. If you missed this week's fun, it's all summarized in a nice, tidy post below. Enjoy!
April 06, 2012, 8:45am
Must See Painting Shows: April
More than twenty alumni of New American Paintings are featured in exhibitions around the country this month. If you live in New York City, be sure to catch Franklin Evans' exhibition at Sue Scott Gallery. Evans continues to push the medium of painting in a way that blurs the line between painting, sculpture and installation. In San Francisco, Kate Shepherd is currently on view at Anthony Meier Fine Arts. I have been a fan of Kate's work for many years. She has always exhibited an extraordinary sensitivity for form and space; her latest works continue this exploration with a variety of media.
April 05, 2012, 8:15am
Sweet Water: Carl Baratta at Lloyd Dobler Gallery
Carl Baratta’s current solo show at Lloyd Dobler Gallery is a fresh blend of old and obscure references. His work is steeped in painting history, the kind that exists in the back corner of the basement section in the library. In his studio you will find printouts of old alchemy prints, Moghul miniatures, and lesser-known Fauvist paintings. Lately Baratta has been using a lot of egg tempera, watercolor, and gouache on panel. The surfaces are rich with layers upon layers of transparent colors that give the illusion of depth while also maintaining a graphic, or illustrative quality.
April 04, 2012, 8:15am
Lichtenstein’s Landscapes in a Chinese Style at Gagosian
Roy Lichtenstein’s “Landscapes in a Chinese Style” at Gagosian Gallery’s 24th Street branch (exhibiting through April 7th) have more to do with style than they do with Chinese landscapes. Lichtenstein’s series of paintings, collage, and sculpture, leading up to his death in 1997, is a very logical chapter in his stylistic approach to genre, which Gagosian has presented in a steady succession of shows.
April 03, 2012, 8:25am
War, Peace, and Cleon Peterson at the Guerrero Gallery
At San Francisco’s Guerrero Gallery, Cleon Peterson’s “The Brinksman” brings viewers into a binary world. It’s black and white. It’s black and red. It’s haves and have-nots. It’s suitless and suits. It’s men and women. And it is completely without boundaries.
Classical statues intersperse a world that has been turned upside down. People are slaughtered, hung from nooses, decapitated, and wounded throughout the exaggeratedly two-dimensionally flat world framed in Peterson’s paintings. It is clear that when the “brinksman” are free and on the loose, no one else is.
April 02, 2012, 8:15am
The Art and Artifice of Geodes: In the Studio with Elyse Graham
At once lifelike and ethereal, organic and otherworldly, Elyse Graham’s geodes are captivating and mysterious. Simply put, they tell a story. But that story is not at all simplistic in style, process, or production.
April 02, 2012, 10:53am
60 Minutes: Even in tough times, contemporary art sells
Did you catch the 60 Minutes report on the current state of the contemporary art scene? "Art Market" aired on April 1, by Morley Safer, produced by Ruth Streeter.
March 27, 2012, 8:15am
The Frozen Moment: Nick Brown at Tiny Park
The human experience, how we navigate through this turbulent world, interacting with society and nature, and our destined demises—all this dwells within Nick Brown's affective canvases. Not to say the lot are sombre: this array of paintings and pastel drawings at Austin's Tiny Park conjure a spectrum of complex emotions befitting their varied imagery. If a picture is worth a thousand words, Brown's works embody infinitely more. - Brian Fee, Austin Contributor
March 26, 2012, 3:38pm
Ten Expert Tips For Investing in the Art Market
This article was found on Forbes.com, written by Abigail R. Esman, Contributor
He was the last of the speakers at the TEFAF art market symposium last week, a diminutive young man with a heavy French accent who wasted no time introducing himself with flourish. “We have analyzed millions of data,” he announced, “and we have discovered the secret of the art market.”
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