Entries from January 2009
Artist Statement
I consider myself a street photographer; my camera is always on hand and I shoot at anything that strikes my interest in public places. I constantly pay attention to people, composition and lighting.
My love for New York City has always motivated me. The city offers a plethora of visual stimuli and my goal is to capture this visual bounty. I have had a strong commitment to street photography since 1988. I capture reality – by using a wide-angle lens and avoiding postcard compositions. I seek the raw, claustrophobic crowd and congestion of the city, not just with people, but also inanimate objects. I relish people or objects that get in the way of the otherwise “perfect” shot.
Over the years, I have developed a style that combines the finesse of fine art with the grit of street photography. Unusual captures, composition and angles burst through my city scenes.
Website
http://www.larawechsler.com
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Tags: Photography
January 18th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Angelina
In A Silent Way
Give It All Away
Dean Russo creates vibrant acrylic paintings that combine soft touches of realism and the bold playfulness of pop art. Studying fine art at the School of Visual Arts in NYC, Dean has developed a very unique style in the 15 years working as a full time painter. Working from his studio in the DUMBO section of Brooklyn he currently has 3 simultaneous series in of works “GIRLS IN PRINT”, “BROOKLYN GIRLS”, and “10 FACES THAT CHANGED THE WORLD” as well as his work doing custom portrait commissions.
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Tags: Painting
The Brooklyn Artists Gym is an open atelier style studio and gallery facility of 9000 sq ft in the Gowanus section of Brooklyn. They are hosting an art contest on their Myspace page. The winner receives one month free at the Brooklyn Artists Gym!
More information available here: http://www.myspace.com/thebrooklynartistsgym
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Tags: Uncategorized
Free Range Hockey, artist’s rendering of ongoing project, final materials are adhesive vinyl, dimensions variable
Melee 1, acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40″, 2008
Scenario 3, acrylic on canvas, 20 x 16″, 2008
Artist Statement
The conflicting characteristics of play fascinate me. Play is described as the opposite of work, but is used to train children to be ‘team players’ in the workplace. What if our co-workers were always trying to bite us? People take up sports to relax and have fun, then take them very, very seriously. Think of parents at a Little League game or packs of weekend warriors in head-to-toe Lycra riding their bikes while shouting to each other about their VO2 max. Play and playfulness are everywhere.
Choosing materials and techniques borrowed from commercial signmaking, such as stenciling, digital prints and laser-cut adhesive vinyl, I use games as my language and pictograms as my ‘alphabet’ to examine how play can be both productive, teaching ideals of fair play and sportsmanship, and an end in itself, as when a falling leaf must be chased or a bottle cap flicked, for the fun of it.
Artist Website
http://www.louisaarmbrust.com/
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Tags: Drawing · Painting
Tags: Photography
