Amit Ganjoo, India: Aavaran Artist Amit Ganjoo is currently Director of the School of Fine Arts, IPS Academy, and Indore India. This collection of small terracotta works he calls, “Aavaran,” which means envelope or cover. The forms range from 16 to 18 inches in height, including the pedestal. In May 2017 this collection was exhibited […]
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Chris Taylor talks doodle Doodles became interesting to me a few years ago, when I coauthored a paper on a large number of them made by Samuel Beckett in the manuscript of his play, “Endgame.” Most of those doodles we’re not especially exciting, but there were a handful that were intriguing for a variety of
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High Art Fridays: the Sustainable Art of Plastics will open on July 6 and run through August 26 at the Beachwood Community center: 25325 Fairmount Boulevard. This exhibition is the third in-person display for this project. This show’s main feature is the display of over fifty plastic-embellished Art Hats made by local, national, and international
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The impact of time as we know it, or don’t know it, on our work and lives is a question that both haunts and delights. How do we understand history? Is progress linear? Do artists grow in increments like Erik Erikson’s description of human development? How am I similar to or different from the person I
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Break Free From Plastic: part 1 of 3 High Art Fridays has joined a population of concerned citizens to support the Break Free From Plastic Pollution Act. Countries worldwide are beginning to roll out new restrictions, taxes, and other measures to help reduce plastic pollution. Many states are working to pass producer responsibility Bills. American
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The moment I heard Stacey Bartels, (owner at Framed Gallery in Cleveland Ohio) mention Serge Attukwei Clottey during the CAN Journal Winter 2021 launch party with Michael Gill, excitement raced through me. “Serge Attukwei Clottey in Cleveland Ohio!” I exclaimed. The chance to finally see one of my muses work in person was a dream
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HAF Connects: the sustainable art of plastics panel talk On Wednesday, January 13th at 6pm, HAF Connects will present a panel discussion featuring several participating artists. After a brief overview of the issue of plastic pollution, we will discuss with each artist their process for creating their Art Hats and how they now address the plastic
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HAF special feature: Bouvy Enkobo, Kinshasa, DRC. “Hommage Annee, 2013, is a tribute I reflect on mothers in my community, which is a remote area and very poor. Portraits of these mothers with this pain and suffering and hoping to feed, educated their children. Cladding their families by doing field work with such concern that their
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plastic trash into art project Artist Antonio Mena (from El Salvador) joins the growing collective of HAF artists, who have answered the call to confront the global ecological disaster that adversely impacts us. Included in this HAF initiative, the Plastic Trash Into Art Project are participating artists: Taeyoun Kim (Korea), Macha Melanie (France), Mena Ange
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For the past few years, Ron Shelton has devoted himself as curator/publisher at High Art Fridays, an online arts publication bringing artists from all over the world together under the auspices of a typical disregard for conventional aesthetics and production outside the domain of mainstream culture. In the midst of this, he has broadened his
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The whole is greater than the sum of its parts. The relationship between the elements and the body of this work is an interesting one. In this exhibition, the weaving together of tradition, nontraditional materials, and ideas are precise; the aesthetics of object/subject are implicit, playful, and lively. The Ardent Thread, curated by Cleveland fiber
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Why do we leave out so much when we study art history? Wouldn’t exposure to different cultures and aesthetic ideas benefit us all? Who determines what we study in art history books or what we see in museums and art galleries? How do critics, gallery directors, and dealers manipulate public opinion? It has been said
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