There are many things I don't know about Paul Chan. He creates some amazing video art and it is clear (at least in this offering) that he has a furtive imagination for and extreme attachment to mixing things up.
Contemporary Art
Visual / Characiture Artist: Paul Chan
By Rodney Itier · August 12, 2009 · 0 Comments · 135 Views
Filed in: Visual Arts
Tagged with: contemporary art, Paul Chan, Political Activist, Greene Naftali Gallery
Tagged with: contemporary art, Paul Chan, Political Activist, Greene Naftali Gallery
Painter: Amy Woodbury
By Rodney Itier · August 7, 2009 · 0 Comments · 7 Views
Most of the time when I read biographies that are slapped on websites for artists it's some way out story about how fantastic they are and how innovative their approach is. I was relieved to have discovered Amy Woodbury. Her bio is about as straight forward as one could be. She managed to enroll me by simply talking about the experience of creating a painting as opposed to how I should perceive her or the work before having had the opportunity to see either first hand. Big props.
Filed in: Contemporary Art
Tagged with: Amy Woodbury, Raw Art Gallery, Judy A Saslow Gallery, Steppenwolf Theatre Gallery and Cafe Selmarie, Evanston Public Library
Tagged with: Amy Woodbury, Raw Art Gallery, Judy A Saslow Gallery, Steppenwolf Theatre Gallery and Cafe Selmarie, Evanston Public Library
Artist in Focus: David Foldvari
By Rodney Itier · July 15, 2009 · 1 Comment · 235 Views
There is something about the stark contrast of black and white art that always catches my attention. This piece by David Foldvari resonates so well in the context of the free running aerobatic practice of using ones body as a fluid instrument in constant motion.
Artist: Christofer Chin
By Rodney Itier · July 8, 2009 · 1 Comment · 13 Views
I visited this piece at the Cerasoli Gallery in Culver City, CA. The arrangement reminds me of jumbled power lines set against the dead of night. Just as I am typing this my thoughts shift to rollercoasters. Any moment a trolley filled with screaming passengers, arms flailing and tussled hair will zoom by.
Artist in Focus: Doug Groupp
By Rodney Itier · July 6, 2009 · 0 Comments · 13 Views
In the new age of contemporary art, we, as observers have a narrow scope in need of enrichment. The mass medium has opened itself up to scrutiny in a way that has made the self propelled artist a quiet but necessary commodity. Spotting quality work is not by virtue of connection or network. The basic truths are the same today as they were when the explosion of storied and now mostly dead artists rose from relative obscurity to the top of discussion. Talents such as Doug Groupp will find their place of note once the critics return to the streets and take notice. Buy the movement...