Bonnie Melzter’s fun mixed media art Bonnie Meltzer’s very mixed media sculpture — wall works and free standing– uses crocheted wire, digital photography, painted wood and all sorts of found objects from computer parts to credit cards to make social commentary that is often humorous. Her figures are often life sized, cut out of wood […]
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Janet McKenzie at the Haggerty Museum of Art The Janet McKenzie show at the Haggerty Museum of Art seems so well-timed for the holiday season. McKenzie, a Brooklyn native now living in rural Vermont, is a painter whose figurative work relies heavily on religious, mostly Christian, imagery to weave narratives about the feminine experience. The
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Victoria Rose Martin, figurative ceramics sculpture My work features human animal hybrids; primarily the combination of people and birds. Since I was a child I have had a fascination with winged creatures. I see them as messengers traveling at a spiritually higher realm. The hybrid creatures are meant to be metaphors of our soul or
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Victor Wang, emotional tension and psychological drama The human figures in my paintings serve as vehicles to convey the human experience, representing the emotional tension and psychological drama of life’s turning points. The blend of luminous color and buttery texture evoke the enigmatic environment where these moments of meditation originate. I have interwoven the sunflower,
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Steven DaLuz, Neo-Luminism with gold leaf I am compelled to do work that conjures up a sense mystery and ethereal light, whether figurative or abstract. My interests are evenly split between the two. While identified more with abstract works that are often landscape-referential, employing a process using metal leaf, chemically-induced patinas, oil, and other mixed
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William B. Miller, Jr. shares painting process There has been a very interesting and rewarding progression in my painting technique over 40 years. As is typical, I began by learning to draw in life classes and painting from the live model. Over time, like most current artists, I began to use photographic resources to enhance
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Shana Smith’s art reflects her faith These two paintings were my final project for my painting class last semester. This was my first time having a nude model to myself, it was a very positive experience for everyone involved and I am grateful for the opportunity. I really felt in my element while doing these
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Figure painting having a resurgence Figure painting has been in a long declineBy Dorothy ShinnBeacon Journal art and architecture critic.Figure painting has been in a long decline. It’s as though everyone finally paid attention to Alfred Stieglitz’s 1922 diatribe on its downfall at the hands of fine art photography. It’s not as if figurative art
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