Brooklyn, NY– Ever since our ancestors depicted the hunt for dinner on the walls of caves, cuisine and its culture have always met in the visual arts. 440 Gallery hosts their annual summer theme show Food for Thought, a national juried exhibition exploring food in all its manifestations. For many of the selected works the […]
Dayton-Area Sculptor Virginia Krause Hess is to unveil her most-recent public display sculpture at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, an International tourist attraction, on Monday, July 21 at 10 AM. The sculpture, a bronze bust of Charles E. Taylor, the Wright brother’s mechanic and creator of the unique engine which enabled Orville […]
Inspired by the natural beauty of Minnesota and Ontario, photographer and wilderness traveler Mel Leach will immerse himself in a location for days at a time, waiting patiently for just the right moment. “I try to inspire people to get away from the everyday, continuously-connected world… to connect to something permanent and beautiful in the […]
Filled with a purity of emotion and an elegant sensitivity to color and form, Sera Kodama’s paintings celebrate the act of discovery and creation with an emphasis on happiness and harmony. With their vividly bright and lively scenes, Kodama’s art brims with a whimsical joy and innocence, as her curious characters engage viewers in their […]
Drawing on many artistic traditions, Noor Suthar paints colorful geometric studies, naturalistic and expressive figures, and passionately stylized spiritual themes, all with an appealing warmth and freedom. Human relationships are at the heart of Noor’s art, along with a deep reverence for the universal energy of the natural world, as he infuses his paintings with […]
Driven by a desire to find and describe beauty within her camera lens, Ukrainian-born artist Olga Grinblat creates photographs that arrest the inherent poetry of the world around us. Whether focusing on natural wonders, still lifes or more abstract themes, Grinblat distills a vivid exquisiteness from her subjects. A sensitive, careful eye for minutiae is […]
A majestic opulence characterizes the work of Indian artist Siddhartha Dhamankar. Looking to the innate elegance of the natural world for his subject, Dhamankar paints landscapes and architecture with a soulful veracity of theme. Studying his native India with an astute eye for nuance, the artist portrays grand vistas with a remarkable resplendence and grace. […]
Aimee Gillen’s highly sophisticated acrylic and glass pieces meld organic forms with unbelievable color. Her works are sensual two-dimensional pieces painted on canvases several feet across. Because her materials can be alternately very thin or thick, Gillen is able to express a physicality that can change in dynamic several times over the course of one […]
Using bold colors and dynamic forms, American artist Stuart Burton’s most recent works translate the narrative texts of the Jewish Bible into a timeless visual experience that resonates with all viewers. “The goal isn’t really to find set answers, but rather to delve deeper into the subject in order to find new questions that push […]
Throughout Charlotte Lisboa’s sensual visions of the female form one discovers a luscious softness and warmth infused with the spirit of her subjects. As they luxuriate in peaceful repose, Charlotte’s women seem lost in contemplation and serenity. In her paintings, the artist takes life out of its context and into ethereal scenes of atmospheric wonder. […]
It pervades our world. Every day, millions of images are created, appropriated, and erased from existence. Carnegie Museum of Art’s Hillman Photography Initiative, an incubator for innovative thinking about the photographic image, launches today, with a suite of projects, all revolving around the lifecycle of images. Join the conversation at nowseethis.org. Four projects consider the […]
At first glance, the haunting and mysterious paintings of Adam Kiger seem to have dark, almost Gothic overtones. A closer look, however, reveals the emotional underpinnings of these works, which are about the journey of the human spirit in the search for truth. Like the photographs of Ruth Thorne-Thomsen, Kiger’s work contains a hint of […]
