Modern Art
Maria Luisa Hernandez works in landscapes that evoke strong emotions. Her art insinuates drama, turmoil, and true beauty with the kind of uninhibited boldness that goes down in history books. And if the Le Couvoisier and The Observer’s The 500 Rising Star list is any indication of her work, Maria Luisa Hernandez may just make her mark in a big way. The Chilean born, London based artist uses light and color as anchors in creating the kind of oil on linen pieces that will stick with you for ages.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 31 August, 2010
Ah, alas, where is the modern enthusiast without their monthly copy of Dwell to keep them up-to-date of the latest and greatest. The magazine has gone from supporting modern innovations and architecture, to becoming their very on brand of designs and products. However the company has chosen to change and develop over the last several years, their focus on education has never changed, and their website has become a wonderful resource for such information.
Posted by Dana Pruskowski at 27 August, 2010
Stumble upon the profile picture of Illinois based artist Parker Gibson and you can’t help but think he’s the type of guy you’d want your best friend or cousin to date. Parker is in his early to mid twenties and handsome, with friendly eyes and a warm smile. And as it turns out, he’s also an incredible artist.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 23 August, 2010
Celebrated Pop Surrealist, Ben Tour pulls inspiration from a childhood filled with comic books and generational illustration techniques to evoke the ethereal space found somewhere between dreams and nightmares.
Posted by Diana Cook at 19 August, 2010
Using a rich palette of vivid colors, Belrusian painter Leoind Afremov creates bold, emotional pieces filled with vibrancy and movement. His adeptly applied thick patches of color are a textured mosaic whose layering and direction tell a compelling story.
Posted by Diana Cook at 16 August, 2010
During the past several years Adriane Colburn has dedicated her life to re-imagining maps. She investigates unseen infrastructures of natural and urban spaces, illuminating the pieces of the world that keep the world moving.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 11 August, 2010
Much of the paintings Benjamin Butler creates seem simple at first. Not simple in a negative sense, but in the kind of warm and welcoming way that forces you to become immersed and discover depth. The Brooklyn based, Kansas born artist combines elements of art nouveau, abstract expressionism, pointillism and folk art for his oil on canvas works. Some of his semi-abstract decorative pieces are small and modest, while pieces like his four by six foot “Autumn” make bold statements with sheer size and a radiating color palate.
Posted by Lauren Proctor at 5 August, 2010
When I first clicked on the charcoal on paper piece by Nick Lepard, I though to myself, while studying the face of this interesting man, “Hm, think I know him.” And that’s the common thread throughout Nick’s work, both on paper and on canvas- his pieces have life, familiarity, faces with character- you’d almost assume, you’ve seen those faces before.
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 2 August, 2010
Visual artist Andy Denzler’s work reminds me of our memories; slightly fuzzy, with brilliant moments of clarity- frames and imagery of moments that are now gone and open for interpretation. Though they look like warped photographs, the painting are oil on canvas and represent what one would see as a flash through their mind when they’re bringing up old nostalgia. Andy’s work has been shown in galleries all over the world, from Moscow to Berlin, Los Angeles to New York.
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 27 July, 2010
Every once in awhile you find an artist who is unlike anything you’ve ever seen- which, certainly isn’t an easy thing to find these days with people thinking outside the box and then some. Sculptor Ben Butler uses various types of woods; cedar, poplar, plywood, etc. to create large scale sculptures….all of which have incredibly intricate detail, like that seen in his sculpture “Invention.” With his M.F.A in sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, Ben explores the use of wood and indoor, outdoor sculptures….there’s nothing he isn’t afraid to try.
Posted by Chelsea Latimer at 22 July, 2010
