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Cindy Sherman at Metro Pictures GalleryBY Michele Llanos / May 03 12 @ 12:34 PM
The ever elusive and courageous chameleon, Cindy Sherman is back, exhibiting her new, large-scale works that depict outsized enigmatic female figures standing in striking isolation before ominous landscapes. Looking directly ...
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ALKAHEST Paintings by Jonathan SaizBY Cyril Foiret / Apr 25 12 @ 12:08 PM
The sumptuous ALKAHEST series is the latest work of artist Jonathan Saiz. In this crystalline form everything is made of the multitude – the splendors of Versailles, the rearing stallion ...
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Kon Trubkovich’s Glitch PaintingsBY Katrina Tan / Apr 18 12 @ 12:27 PM
It was just a matter of time before young, modern artists would draw from technology and gadgets for inspiration. Take the work of Kon Trubkovich, a Russian-born, New York-based artist born in 1979. He begins his work by filming his own videos, which he further analyzes, sometimes presenting selected clips as separate films, and then [...]
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Lee Jung Woong’s Hyper Realistic PaintingsBY Kathryn Chadason / Apr 06 12 @ 9:46 PM
Op art in the form of hyper realistic painting is something artist Lee Jung Woong has brilliantly mastered. Born in Korea in 1963, Woong has made a name for himself internationally with his series of insanely realistic “Brush” paintings. Woong uses Chinese ink, oil paint and Korean paper. His paintings of brushes covered in ink [...]
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Moki’s Paintings on WoodBY Katrina Tan / Mar 25 12 @ 10:58 PM
It’s amazing how Moki can layer her paintings onto wood, integrate them seamlessly with the textured grain, and still deliver a solid piece of art. Interestingly, Moki chooses to forgo ...
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Tim Biskup’s Pixel ArtBY Katrina Tan / Mar 21 12 @ 11:27 AM
Tim Biskup may be one of the premiere artists in the lowbrow group, but his work definitely carries a modern, sleek vibe. Marrying 1950s storybook illustration with his own touch of vibrant playful pop, Tim’s website probably best describes his work as
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Jason Middlebrook’s Paintings on PlanksBY Katrina Tan / Feb 09 12 @ 11:02 AM
Jason Middlebrook is described by Artforum as having a “long-standing interest in decaying landscape and nature/culture clashes”. And from the looks of his work, which usually incorporate discarded objects and leftover debris, the Michigan-born, New York-based artist does seem to have a penchant for searching in unlikely places for his artistic mediums.
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Raul Mazzoni’s Geometric AbstractionsBY Amanda Jakubik / Apr 06 12 @ 11:59 AM
Check out these cool geometric abstractions by Argentinean painter Raul Mazzoni. Ranging from 48 to 150 cm square, these acrylic paintings were first developed in the late 1970s. An achievement of figuration and color, the dimensionality of the compositions
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Yago Hortal’s Abstract ExpressionismBY Ani Tzenkova / Feb 02 12 @ 11:49 AM
Spanish born, Berlin based artist Yago Hortal drips, smears, and splashes layers of acrylic paint onto canvas to create these abstract expressionistic works of art. These explosions of color are probably even more fun to make than they are to look at. Hortal’s work seems like a great balance of cerebral, emotional and physical discharge,