Posted by The G on January 8, 2012 under Artsy Fartsy, Street Art | 
Photos by G. Various Artists.
Valerie Whitaker by Russell King
New York! Head over to Woodward Gallery to see “Rather Unique: A Group Show Curated by Royce Bannon.” This exhibition highlights a group of trendsetting artists who stand out in street and graffiti genres. The artists include: Cassius Fowler, Celso, Chris RWK, Cope2, Darkcloud, H.veng.Smith, Indie184, infinity, KA, Keely, Kenji Nakayama, Kosbe, Matt Siren, Moody, Nose Go, Royce B, Russell King, UR New York, Veng, and Wrona.
For the Beautiful Verywod by Matt Siren
“Rather Unique” runs until February 19, 2012.
Permit Required by Ka
Woodward Gallery is located at 133 Eldridge in Manhattan.
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Posted by The G on under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Art by Ai Weiwei.
Sunflower Seeds by Ai Weiwei at Mary Boone Gallery in New York. Now showing through February 4, 2012.
As Chinese artist Ai Weiwei did at the Tate Modern in London in 2010, his porcelain sunflower seeds sculpture has made its way to New York’s Mary Boone gallery. If this doesn’t make you re-examine the term “Made in China,” what will?
Sunflower Seeds by Ai Weiwei
Mary Boone Gallery is located at 541 West 24th Street in Manhattan.
Posted by The G on January 7, 2012 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Art by Thomas Woodruff.
"The Four Temperament Variations" by Thomas Woodruff at PPOW in Chelsea. Now showing through February 4, 2012.
Full disclosure: I am cutting and pasting these next two paragraphs from the press release because their words capture this amazing exhibit in the most succinct way possible. In Thomas Woodruff’s latest body of work, he tackles the four temperaments as well as the painterly figurative genres of portrait, still-life, landscape, and wild life in his variations. Using his highly cross-referenced pictorial mash-up of visual motifs, this series is a celebration of the emotional value of color, the storytelling potential of character and costuming, and a contemporary revision of the enigmatic mysteries of our collective past. He creates his own beasts, including the “quadicorn” and the “batterfly” and weaves threads from animae, steampunk, and body modification culture into these grand, fabulist images as well as his encyclopedic knowledge of art and fashion history.
The Four Temperaments Variations were inspired by the theories of Hippocrates, around 400 BC, when wise men believed everyone’s body and mind were controlled by four different, mysterious, colored fluids: Sanguinic, Choleric, Melancholic, and Phlegmatic. Imbalance or overabundance of the fluids would cause disease or pre-described behaviors. Treatment would usually involve bleeding, cupping, herbs, and emetics. During the Renaissance this theory was revised to include ideas of temperature. In the Age of Reason, aspects of physiognomy were brought into play, and today many pop psychologists and dating services still find the personality traits useful tools for getting along and finding love. ”The Four Temperament Variations” by Thomas Woodruff is showing at PPOW in Chelsea (located at 535 West 22nd Street, 3rd Floor) in Manhattan through February 4, 2012.
Posted by The G on January 6, 2012 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photos by G. Art by Jennifer Poon.
"Strange Blooms" by Jennifer Poon. Now showing at Claire Oliver in New York through February 11, 2012
Art is back! It’s a new year and that means great new exhibits you should check out if you are in the New York area. The first is “Strange Blooms” by Jennifer Poon at Claire Oliver Gallery. Jennifer Poon mixes watercolors with her meticulously hand crafted fabric sculptures. Pictures are one thing, but seeing this art in person is another!
See Jennifer Poon’s “Strange Blooms” in person at the Claire Oliver Gallery located at 513 West 26th Street in Manhattan. “Strange Blooms” runs though February 11, 2012.
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Posted by The G on December 25, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy |
Photo by G. Art by Happy Famous Artists.
Happy Famous Artists - Bad Art For Bad People
International art lovers! Good news. The Happy Famous Arists have redesigned and relaunched their extremely awesome website! Stay connected to the very best of the international art scene on Happy Famous Artists’ gorgeous new website. Best Christmas present ever!
