Monday, November 22, 2021

M. Florine Démosthène: Mixed Media Layering

 M. Florine Démosthène:  Mixed media layering of materials, processes. and figures. 

"Not To Worry" Ink, mylar, glitter and pigment stick on paper

"Ineffable" Ink, mylar, glitter and pigment stick on paper

"Entrance to the Garden" Ink, mylar, glitter and pigment stick on paper

"A Short Story" Collage on canvas (ink, mylar, glitter)

"Aloft" Ink, mylar, glitter and pigment stick on paper

Wangechi Mutu: Violence and Misrepresentations afflicting contemporary women

 Wangechi Mutu:  "In a practice that spans painting, sculpture, collage, film, and installation, Wangechi Mutu explores the violence and misrepresentations that afflict contemporary women—Black women, in particular."  READ Bio on Artsy HERE

"Ox-Pecked" Ink and paint on mylar

"The Great Key Holder Esquire XXX"  Ink, collage, Letraset and spray paint on Mylar

"Second Born" 24 kt gold, collagraph, relief, digital printing, collage and hand-coloring

"Howl" Archival pigment print with screenprint in colors, on smooth wove paper

"Cassandra" Ink, paint, mixed media, plant material and plastic pearls on Mylar


Sunday, November 21, 2021

Walton Ford: History of Imperialism

Walton Ford:  Excellent example of synthesis of materials, processes, and ideas. Walton ford addresses the history of Imperialism with the history of lithography

At KASMIN GALLERY

"Wounded Beast At Bay" lithograph and collage

"Tiger Superstitions" 

"The Dance Begins" lithograph and collage

"Farewell to Ambikapur" lithograph and collage

Friday, November 19, 2021

Hebru Brantley: Pop Culture and Personal Experience

 Hebru Brantley: Mixed Media meets comic book style draws on a range of pop culture influences. Read his Artsy Bio HERE

"Servant of Wisdom" Mixed Media, 2011

"No Gardens Part II" 2016

"The Big Tracey" mixed Media on Canvas, 2014

Shirin Neshat: femininity, religion, identity, exile, and cultural history

 Shirin Neshat:  The artist is "interested in the effects of Islamic fundamentalism and militancy, and the relationship between the personal and the political" Read more from her Artsy Bio

"Manuel Martinez" from "Land of Dreams" series 2019, digital print, ink, acrylic paint

"Herbie Nelson" from "Land of Dreams" series 2019, digital print, ink, acrylic paint

"Women of Allah" Gelatin Silver print, ink, 1994

"Women of Allah" series Gelatin Silver print, ink, 1994

"Bonding from Women of Allah" 1995

Tuesday, November 16, 2021

Grace Lynne Haynes: Merging Painting and Collage

 Grace Lynne Haynes: "merges painting and collage to celebrate the beauty of black female subjects..." more from her Artsy Bio

"A Grand Welcome for the Outsider" Gouache and Collage on paper

"Becoming" mixed media on paper

"Temple on the Horizon" Gouache and Collage on paper

"When Two Collide"

A Mountain High" Gouache and Collage

Helen Zughaib: Drawing on the Arab Experience

 Helen Zughaib: "Exuberantly prismatic and patterned images that draw on the Arab experience." Read more from her Artsy Profile and on her website

"Unfinished Journeys" Silk Screen on Paper

"Spring Flight" Gouache on board

"Spring Exodus" Gouache and Ink on Board

"Moonlight Fishing" Archival pigment print


"Out of the Box" Gouache on board

Monday, November 15, 2021

Approaches to the Portrait

 Approaches to the portraits and figures in context.  Click on the Artist's name to see more works by each artist

Swoon  "Edline"

Sandra Chevrier "La Cage Quand L'Aube Se Leve Sur Un Paysage"

Penda Diakite "Mousso Ya"


Ndidi Emefiele "FeetAndFeather"

Marc Chagall "I and the village"


Lerato Motaung "Thorny Background"

Larry Li "Two Tigers"

Kiyomi Quinn Taylor "You Cut The Orchids"


Kara Walker "Slaughter of the Innocents"

Julia McLaurin "Barack Obama"

Idris Habib "GlobeTrotter"

Greg Giles "Hard Line"

Fahamu Pecou "Trap God"


Delita Martin "Looking on"

Ann Gollifer "Earth Bound"