Formalism with Chris Taylor, USA The following is excerpted from a conversation between HAF member Chris Taylor and HAF founder Ron Shelton. In it, the two artists discuss the meaning of Formalism and where Formalist interests might fit in with HAF’s global artistic mission. Chris: You’ve said many times that you’d like to see HAF […]
Blackness in Venice Gregory Rose, USA, recently joined GAP IV in Venice with Carl Heyward, GAP (Global Arts Project) founder and other international artists who converged on Venice during the GAP IV arts residency, July 27 – August 21 this year. Gregory has a MFA in Fine Arts and is currently teaching at Minnesota State
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Ron Weijers, Holland: Radical Pacifism Weijers integrates mythological, archaic, political and religious content into his work. The work that is represented here is from his Radical Pacifism project. In 2015, I had the opportunity to meet Ron in Italy, where I first encountered his work. I found the fluidity of line to be the most
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from the curator/publisher, Ron Shelton High Art Fridays (HAF) began in November of 2013 on my personal facebook page. Each Thursday night I’d peruse a vast amount of art on Pinterest and select several artists to be included in the HAF Gallery Show. I began numbering each special Friday from the inception. I kept this
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Artist Turay Mederic of Morocco, is currently displaying 13 pieces of work in a solo exhibition at BCK gallery, in Morocco. This show is part of an international event sponsored by Cop22, an organization that is addressing the important issue of global climate change. The show will run until November 18, 2016. “My participation in
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HAF was granted the opportunity to conduct an exclusive interview that features Hervé’s outstanding Armature installation at Fondation Clement, which runs through November 3. This arrangement presents a series of intricately crafted figures standing 4 meters (13 feet) high that serve as magnificent symbols of history, resilience, freedom, and so much more. As an accomplished
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“We carry our narratives and re-storying: they shape experiences and life—how we want to live resonates and echoes in these stories: the spoors of our wanderings. These are notes observations, insights of my experience. The fragments of conversations inspire them: images and an atmosphere I absorbed in the workshop/studio. Any integral and healthy relationship, project,
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The artist’s studio is usually a reflection of the artist; it is their sanctuary. We viewers often marvel at the result of an artist’s idea brought to fruition, but seldom do we imagine the space in which the work was created. As much of a spiritual impact art can have on us, I’d surmise that the artist’s work-space
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HAF in the studio: Lorna Crane The Artists studio is always a reflection of the Artist; it is their sanctuary, refuge, haven, hideaway, and simply retreat. When we look at the works of Artists we often marvel at the final work and seldom do we imagine the space this work is created in. As much
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Since an early age I soaked up everything – brought everything into focus with my camera. Initially I worked the photographs and other materials into a collage diary, especially when life was hurting. But at some stage I had to transgress beyond the limits of the book cover, develop something greater. The elaborate, surreal collages
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The Fang of Gabon, who inhabit Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon, are famous for their Byeri heads and figures. These were made for the Byeri, a family clan that venerated important ancestors by preserving their remains in containers made of bark that was stitched together to form a cylindrical box. Before one is to assess the
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Before one is to assess the value of contemporary West African art forms, as presented here by Loge34, one must be made aware of the powerful contributions of African art of antiquity, specifically the impact West African Art has had on the art world prior to the devastation of European colonialism. Ife, Benin, Ekoi, Igbo,
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