Author name: Carol Heft

carol heft “connections”: artist joskin shiljan, serbia

Artist Joskin Shiljan, Serbia Like the aesthetic that characterizes much of the Art Brut, Tachisme and Cobra movements, Joskin Shilian’s work both delights and disturbs; it combines graphics, drawing, painting, and text into a universal language of symbol, rather than depiction.  Primary colors and black and white lines echo the luminosity of leaded borders in […]

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carol heft “connections”: artist jean pierre bourquin, france

Carol Heft on artist Jean Pierre Bourquin In an almost perpetually generative state, Jean Pierre Bourquin’s work is saturated with life, fun and energy. An incredibly prolific artist, he is known for using recycled objects such as cereal boxes, packaging, paper plates, and found bits and pieces along with more traditional support materials, with a

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carol heft “connections”: artist matthew dibble, usa

Carol Heft’s critique of Matthew Dibbles’s painting Pearl Beach.  This was Matthew’s first solo exhibition in New York.  “Useful Pressures,” at First Street Gallery, is a gateway to a sumptuous world of painterly abstraction; a conduit to a place where the language of painting and drawing come together with seamless integration.  The dancing lines and

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