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Letitia Quesenberry

Burnaway recently published Jodie Bass’s profile from their visit to the studio of Letitia Quesenberry, a Louisville-based artist who extends the boundaries of visual perception. More #letitiaquesenberry

[gregshawzw]

A Bucket of Black #nontraditionalmaterials #art #contemporaryart #zimbabweanart #zimbabweanartist https://www.instagram.com/p/B8l37mZFOnu/?igshid=1772y5ilenlrd

[cariboohoo]

Hi again. Post #2 - some new art! There's actually a pretty good story here- I brought a few paintings over to my mom's to show her, left them there, in a "safe place so we'll remember" but evidently you know where that leads. 4 months later we found them :) In a really obvious place. Of course. Cheers - n. c. Painting is "decay", acrylic and ink on waxed paper mounted on board. https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/520397384/decay #painting #abstract # red #black #city #skyline #melting #aaaaaah #waxedpaper #nontraditionalmaterials #iliketopaint #makersgonnamake #newblog #sawtooth #readytohang #handmade #art #artist #goth

[alexakarabin]

I am so happy that this painting found a home. I consider this to be a preliminary work for Photosynthesis. I thought a lot about how to use texture and material in this piece. When you use material that sparkles, it accentuates the sparkle when you add depth. It also creates interesting shadows. I applied this experiment to Photosynthesis. Even though I prefer to use white backgrounds, there is a lot going on in these backgrounds to indicate space and environment. The lack of information says a lot (I use that idea in all my work), but then I thought, what if there actually is a lot of information in these blank spaces. Like there is more to your initial response to the white background. I like the idea of erasure, and the act of making the viewer fill in the blanks. But wait, there’s more. If you look close, there are stars. My use of glitter and broken non traditional materials speak of childhood innocence and fragility. Since having kids I have been obsessed with their fresh view of the world. After becoming a mother, I have been terrified of the moments this view will be tarnished. This piece also has some surprises and I hope the viewer looks at it at various times of the day (and night). This is an original watercolor painting on panel, made out of handmade watercolors and 24k gold leaf. There are also moon stones embedded. . . . . . #art #painting #contemporarypainting #moon #sun #botanicalart #sparkle #plants #botanical #photosynthesis #materialstudies #artstudies #artwork #nontraditionalmaterial #watercolor #watercolour #watercoloronpanel #plants #florist #biology #greenart #goldleaf #mixedmedia #glasspainting #morethanpretty #artwithmeaning https://www.instagram.com/p/B5iL-83HSFz/?igshid=1i5g7o16x204g

[jhinniey]

Hussein Chalayan...I've been tossing around for a few years of how to do a wooden corset as one streamline piece that is wearable and minimalistic in nature; he already did it and did it beautifully. No straps for something of that weight! I'd like to see something still with less obvious fasteners 

the wooden skirt that turns into a table or vice versa is also fascinating in it's weight and wearability as a structure. 

[brandiamaraskyy]

I am up to something...hmmm..#nontraditionalmaterials #projectnunway #imgonnaneedoneofthese

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Jacquelyn Strycker

had the lovely piece below in Art on Paper 2023: The 47th Exhibition. Combining the unusual and routine, the extraordinary and mundane, she brings together life’s many aspects of inherent spontaneity and attempted order. She merges handmade methods of sewing with the mechanical technology of the risograph-a now outdated printing machine once used widely by schools and churches to create materials…

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Vera Molnar

A 1927 painting by Paul Klee inspired this series by Vera Molar for which she programmed a computer to “place parallel lines within a square grid and vary the alignment (horizontal, vertical, diagonal) and the weight of lines as well as their closeness.” Numerous variations could be produced, which allowed her to “bring to light and to realize images…which only pre-existed in a vague, uncertain…

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Tomashi Jackson

Tomashi Jackson makes compositions—often three-dimensional assemblages composed of layered paper, textiles, plastics, embroidery, prints, photo transfers, and other materials—that meditate on the systemic abuse, disenfranchisement, and displacement of communities of color. #tomashijackson

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Joyce Kozloff

who is best known as one of the founders of the Pattern and Decoration movement is the subject of a recent Hyperallergic podcast which focuses on many of the feminist threads in her work, no pun intended. Her work has taken several turns across her career including beginning as a full on abstractionist (like almost all artists of her generation who went to Art school). Given the importance of…

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Maren Hassinger

Maren Hassinger (born Maren Louise Jenkins in 1947) is an African-American artist and educator whose career spans four decades. Hassinger uses sculpture, film, dance, performance art, and public art to explore the relationship between the natural world and industrial materials. More #marenhassinger

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Antonio Tarsis

shows with Carlos/Ishikawa along with Oscar and others. More #antoniotarsis

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Yvette Drury Dubinsky

like Chie gets a nod from Two Coats for constructDEconstruct at AIR in their newest NY gallery guide. Born of the interplay between solitary workings in her studio, the push-pull of her personal life, and the ongoing turmoil of the outside world, Dubinsky’s new work combines maps and silhouetted figures with abstract shapes created by flattened boxes using painting, printmaking, alternative…

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Alex Ebstein

BmoreArt notes Alex more recent work in which the Baltimore-based Artist explores ideas of wellness using yoga mats. More #alexebstein

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Rose Salane

Carlos Nunez reviews the invisible data and material preservation found in Rose Salane’s Fission or, Eclipse at The Athenaeum at the University of Georgia for Burnaway. More #rosesalane

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Andrea Vail

like me studied at UNCC. More #andreavail