Space. Lights. Water. Sounds. My Heartbeat…
by Elena Chow An immersive art experience ignites all your senses. Your vision sharpens, your hearing tries to capture the most miniscule sounds, your sense of touch is more sensitive, you are fully invested in everything that surrounds you. At the hands of sophisticated artists, you let them lead you to many worlds of wonder. Superblue “Every Wall is [...]
Timeless
When I visited the National Museum of Reina Sofia in Madrid this summer, I had to pause when I passed by Rosario de Velasco’s “Adam and Eve”. The oil painting made in 1932 portrays a relaxed couple lying on thick foliage, barefoot, fully dressed, looking at each other in the eyes, comfortable in each other’s company. The time seems to [...]
Art from Hidden Spaces
What am I doing here? There is a place in the womb of Bogota, capital of Colombia, where night clubs open at all hours, where prostitutes and transvestites cross their paths, they turn around and collide into each other as if they were atoms on some psychedelic high heels. There, on the 23rd Street down the Caracas Avenue, an [...]
rosa Brille – Beauty of Colors and Mysteries!
by Arthur Barron Art Basel, Miami Beach Convention Center, November 30, 2022 Commenting on Albert Oehlen (Durch die) rosa Brille, 2006 Acrylic and oil on canvas 110 ¼ x 133 7/8 inches This is a belated article due to my mulling over process involving a number of pieces before coming down to and settling on writing about the selected [...]
The cycle of life
The colors caught my sight first, bright yellows and soft blues. Then, the details. Minimal lines, the small objects that seem to connect to each other, the lack of perspective and yet, there is depth and balance. The series of paintings by Akira Ikezoe at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 is called “Not So Still Life”. Each component, whether human, [...]
A Wild Ride Beyond the Realm of Digital Games
The moment that one steps into the gallery, the journey begins. But it is not like any other journey, and it is not what you could possibly imagine. The exhibition Herramientas (Levels and Bosses), which in Spanish means tools, takes place at the Locust Projects art gallery in the heart of the Design District in Miami, a few months before [...]