Walton Ford – Audubon meets Bosch
It probably comes as no surprise to anyone that I spend a lot of time on the internet, and a large portion of that time is bombarding myself with images – tumblr blogs, pinterest, artist blogs, online magazines, self-imposed google…
New Work from FAILE
So I was checking out Arrested Motion today and it would seem that FAILE are continuing to be as productive as ever. Apparently they are doing some kind of collaborative work with the New York City Ballet (?!) NYCB Art Series commissions…
Sherrie York – Reduction Linocut Printmaking
When I was in art school, my teachers often cautioned against making work too attractive. They would dismiss work that was visually appealing as “too easy”. I guess in retrospect what they meant was that it’s easy to enjoy decorative…
Daniel Arsham
There are some people in this world so full of talent, creativity, and the ability to do a fantastic job at everything they touch that you’re left awestruck by them. Daniel Arsham is one of those people. Born in Cleveland…
Jeremy Enecio
Jeremy Enecio is a Phillipines-born, NY-based illustrator, represented by Levy Creative Management. Enecio’s rich imagination is complemented by incredible rendering skill. He’s done a lot of work for an impressive roster of clients, in a variety of media including digital and…
Morgan Craig
While looking through some older posts on ARTchipel, one of my favourite blogs, I found some lovely paintings of abandoned spaces by Philadelphia, PA artist Morgan Craig. His work is pretty amazing, actually – he makes quite large paintings (oil…
A Brief History of John Baldessari
John Baldessari is pretty epic, a towering figure in art (literally and figuratively) . Conceptual art is pretty funny to me; I suspect he also has a sense of humour about it, too. Anyhow, Baldessari has been around for long…
Chuck Close – New Work, New Show, New York
I’ve written about Chuck Close before. He’s amazing, in short. He has worked with really large portraits of peoples’ faces worked in different kinds of grid treatments since the 60s, really playing with the line between theory and craft. It’s…
Scott Conary
Scott Conary is a painter originally from the east coast but now living & working in Portland, OR. It seems like every American painter I’ve noticed over the last year lives in Brooklyn or Portland. In any case, I was…
Mild Climate – Blaine Fontana and Amy Ruppel
Checking out Hi-Fructose, I found out about a new show opening this Saturday, Mild Climate. It’s a collaborative exhibition at Art Whino Gallery in Washington DC featuring a pair of Portland OR artists, Blaine Fontana and Amy Ruppel. I enjoy collaborative work…
