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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Carol Heft’s landscape drawings are stunning, and she loves making them. Teaching at several schools, in the Lehigh Valley, and in New York City, she travels by bus back and forth a couple of times a week. According to Carol, “I don’t know when I started doing it, it’s a couple of years now, but
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Within my artwork I have found my own “unique world” which has no rules or boundaries. My inspirations are varied and vast, everything from dreams and Indians, nuns and demons, the Jerry Springer Show and chickens to sins and celebrities. My world and therefore my art, is guaranteed to be colorful, self-revealing, emotional, childlike and
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[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/176033779[/vimeo] When pressure builds to the point of implosion, a shift of consciousness is known to occur. Movement in our global consciousness has surfaced, and artists are confronting important issues. Whether it be Ocean Contemporary’s, Bitteres Wasser (“Bitter Waters”) in Berlin or Korean artist, Kim Taeyoun’s, “plastic island,” both of which address the alarming state of
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WOI (Wall of Indonesia) is a progressive art exhibition that showcases the work of 18 artists. This four-phase project began on May 7, 2016 and concluded on July 14. One of the objectives of this project is to address the following question: what is an Indonesian artist? WOI includes traditional and modern art styles, given
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AEROSOL opens in just 2 days at the dot-art Gallery on Queen Avenue in Liverpool (northwest England)! This group exhibition will open on Friday, July 15 and close on Saturday, September 3. Come and celebrate the work of our featured artists: David Andrews, Jessica Arrowsmith-Stanley and Nathan Pendlebury. The artists are united through their shared expertise in mixed media, abstracts, landscapes
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On July 17, 2016, photographer Spencer Tunick, USA, photographed 100 nude women in Downtown Cleveland, Ohio. What made the timing of this shoot most unusual is that it took place at sunrise, the day before the Republican National Convention. The women each held large mirror discs that reflected the brilliant rays of the morning sun
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[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/embed/JO0VvGCnt5k[/youtube] Artist Susanne Schmidt-Nielsen, Denmark, shares with us one of her recent site-specific installation projects, About an Overcoat, which was shown last month at PAKHUSET Nykoebing Sjaelland, Denmark. I have watched her work evolve on HAF for the past 2 years. There is a thematic parallel between this particular work of Susanne’s and her previous installation
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Macha Melanie, France, will be performing in Berlin next month for Ocean Contemporary’s Bitteres Wasser (“Bitter Waters”) on July 10, 2016. Macha will be one of fifteen international artists sharing works in a variety of disciplines, for the purpose of addressing the global plastic-water crisis. This exhibition exemplifies how critiquing specific social issues has become an explosive art theme. The
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[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/152855076[/vimeo] Anado McLauchlin is a North American artist living in the small village of La Cienguita in central Mexico. Over seven years ago, Anado began construction of the Chapel of Jimmy Ray Gallery Complex, which is now a 2.5 acre compound. The gallery features not only McLauchlin’s assemblages, but also his jewelry, furnishings and mosaic work.
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The 4th and final wave of WOI will be held this Thursday, June 9, 2016 in Bloo Art Space. Artists Cahyo Basuki Yopi, Citra Sasmita, Ibk Sindu Putra, and Dibal Ranuh will display their artworks to complete the puzzle-like Wall of Indonesia. After the open display session of this last wave, WOI will celebrate this series of
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Rebecca Suzanne Haines‘ painting, Trickster Travels #4: the Thinning Veils, conveys her love for animals. Bold, vibrant colors work in tandem with angular line to produce a blend of realism and abstraction. Her fascination with depicting animals began after studying the mystical and spiritual symbolism of animals represented in cultures all over the world. Rebecca uses both oil paint
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