In 2008, our global plastic consumption was estimated at 260 million tons. In the North Pacific Ocean, there is 6 times more plastic debris than plankton. There is an island in the middle of the North Pacific ocean —known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, that is mostly composed of plastic and other man-made waste. […]
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Patrick Turkson’s artist profile, by Naomi Middelmann. Plastic Trash into Art Project: Patrick Turkson’s work is as vibrant in color as it is powerful in meaning. His process of working with found flip-flops and other found plastics and turning them into artworks (sculptures installations and performances), not only addresses the question of identity, memory, and
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High Art Fridays (HAF) is an eclectic assembly of international artists working in a wide range of materials and iconographic ideas. They are brought together in an inclusive network whose genesis came from multimedia artist Ron Shelton. One common attribute in the body of work presented here is authenticity. Regardless of the content or materials,
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With artist Imam Sucahyo, Indonesia. According to Dr. Hans Prinzhorn (1886-1933), art created by people with psychiatric illness and art by the masters are both “valid expressions of the psyche.” But what relationship is there between valid expressions of the psyche and art? This brings us to such questions as what is art, and how
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[youtube]https://youtu.be/ay27Wyh095Q[/youtube] El Mustaqbal (future) by Yessa Melili, France with Naomi Middelmann, Switzerland I discovered Gouri Mounir’s work thanks to Ron Shelton who sent me a link to his video called “ El Mustaqbal”, which translates to “Future.” I was immediately struck by the way, Mounir makes us feel like a voyeur of the suffering of
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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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panel discussion at SPACES with Sara Black, Amber Ginsburg, Kerri Frangioso and Veronica Dahlberg. Boundaries – Letter writing and direct action on boundaries and immigration. 7000 marks opened at SPACES gallery, Cleveland Ohio on November 17, 2017, and runs through Saturday, January 12, 2018. Several interactive gallery talks and actions are planned during the show’s
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the man and his words by Yannick Effoumy, Cote d’Ivoire Artist Sess Essoh’s recent exhibition Un Genre D’histoire showcased this past August at Sofitel Hotel Ivoire Gallery in Abidjan was a pivotal point is Sess’ career. A Type of History, the English translation is an imaginary tale by the artist according to his vision of
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painting deconstructed Naomi Middelmann (USA/Swiss) will be displaying 20 of her recent works in her solo show, “Painting Deconstructed,” at MK Gallery Freiburg in Brisgau Germany. The show opened September 9 and runs through October 22, 2017. Born in Switzerland, Naomi moved to New York when she was 16. She received her Bachelor’s degree in
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Romancing Banality Lyle Carbajal is a multimedia artist focusing on the social commentary of cultural and economic perception and their implications in contemporary art; he refers to his particular style of painting as “existing somewhere between the vernacular and the contemporary avant-garde.” His work is bold, colorful and child-like, with a sophisticated approach to composition
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The body of work Chris created during the summer of 2017 is “fairly unified regarding format and palette, but diverse in its explorations of flat shapes, layers, spaces, and composition.” This project began in March with a couple of small, 12 x 12 inch paintings, and continued through August. What I like most about Chris
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figure drawings exhibition Artist Carol Heft will be showing her recent figure drawings at The Blue Mountain Gallery from September 5 – 18, 2017. “The transformation of marks, interesting in themselves, into a wide range of gestures and implied narratives make these drawings unique, and rarely exhibited aspect of Carol’s work. The cumulative effect of seeing
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