A Personal Amalgam of Past and Present, East and West, Conflicts and Resolutions
Chun Kwang Young is best known for a series of work titled Aggregation that focusses on one central theme: the remembrance of the past and the rebirth of the new. Growing up in South Korea, [...]
Bruno Catalano, An Artist of the Whole and Its Void
A hole, a tear, is often a mistake for a sculpture. In Bruno Catalano’s case, however, it completes the whole. When I first saw one of his “travelers” (Les voyageurs series) on the sidewalk, I [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
What is New and What is Old?
In today’s digital age, few artists refer to the legacy of the Old Masters for inspiration. But for Manolo Valdes, art history has always been his major source for creating works that can look familiar [...]
Dreams do come true
From street art to prestigious gallery exhibitions, the Brazilian brothers known as Os Gemeos (The Twins) have proven that everything is possible. They began spray-painting graffiti in 1987 on the streets of Sao Paulo with [...]