The minimal and elegant wood sculptures of Cheli Sanabria are almost Zen-like in their simplicity, so it should come as no surprise to learn that Sanabria sees his creative process as a meditative and spiritual journey. Each piece is a contemplation of […]
Monthly Archives: June 2014
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The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAM/PFA) present Will Rogan / MATRIX 253 through June 29, 2014. For Will Rogan’s first solo exhibition in a museum, the artist debuts a new body of work, including photographs, sculpture, […]
“I love carving a stone and letting it tell me where it wants to go,” Jesse Ensling says of his sculptures. “It is a process that speaks to me and connects me to a past when carving stone was just beginning.” A […]
Japanese artist Koki Morimoto likens his painting process to the natural process by which plants emerge from the ground and grow, an evolution which is echoed in the elegant lines and shapes of his black and white acrylic compositions. The seductive curves […]
Mixed media painter Laura Bedard predominantly uses acrylic and ink to produce soft, gentle, meditative works of art. She uses a very limited palette for each piece and invests heavily in textures and layers to create a shallow sense of space, evoking […]
Brooklyn, NY– In his inaugural solo exhibit at 440 Gallery, Jay Friedenberg’s digital images vibrate with a neon intensity. His photographs of New York City scenes are digitally manipulated, the colors and details pushed into surreal landscapes. In one image an inky […]
The splendor of Byzantine Christian art—preserved through the ages in early Christian churches in both Constantinople, the capital of the Byzantine Empire, and the Cappadocia region of Turkey—is the focus of this large-scale photography exhibition. Sacred Spaces: The Photography of Ahmet Ertug, […]
Creative Time today announced that New Delhi-based artist Amar Kanwar has been selected as the winner of the 2014 Leonore Annenberg Prize for Art and Social Change. Generously supported by Creative Time board member Elizabeth K. Sorensen, the prestigious annual prize is […]
In 2014 the Art Basel show in Basel features 285 leading international galleries, drawn from 34 countries across Europe, North and South America, Asia, and Africa. In addition to showing artworks ranging from modern masters to the latest contemporary works, this year’s […]
The Abraaj Group Art Prize is an art prize for artists from the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia. Uniquely rewarding proposals rather than completed works of art, winners are announced each autumn and go on to produce works which are […]
The Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore, a research centre of Nanyang Technological University (NTU) is looking for a Deputy Director for Exhibitions and Residencies. Background: The Centre for Contemporary Art Singapore is a research centre of Nanyang Technological University with the support […]
Modern Art Oxford presents Barbara Kruger an exhibition on view 28 June–31 August 2014. Her instantly recognisable works incorporate bold slogans, colour and dramatic presentations of text and image to investigate strategies of power and influence at play in mass media and […]
Self-taught UK artist Neil Masterman first started painting professionally in the 1990s and has gone from strength to strength. He experienced a particular thrill on seeing one of his paintings selected for the poster advertising the 2008 New York exhibition in which […]
Through the use of digital photography, Australian-born Peter Watson captures and distorts beams of city light, which blur into brightly colored woven abstraction. With years of experience working with color theory in photo labs, Watson keenly delivers a pure optical vision, exploring […]