January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment
I was happy to receive an email from a reader, Karen Kang, and discover her awesome collage work. Kang did not go to art school or intend to be a working artist. In fact, she worked as a social worker until her creative impulses got the best of her! Karen’s mixed-media pieces include bits of paper, string, felt, ribbon, ink and paint. I love the work on wood below, Urban Landscape.
The pieces below are currently available for $80, $75 and $75 through Karen’s website, and additional work is for sale on etsy.
I’m loving Saelee Oh’s new paintings from her Infinite Roots Show at Jonathan Levine. One of the things I admire most about Saelee’s work is that it exudes a child-like innocence while also imbuing an alluring sophistication. I personally get turned off by work that feels juvenile, and Saelee’s beautiful, refined work certainly does not.
Admittedly these paintings are not what I would consider affordable to most, BUT I’m hoping Oh will release prints of some of these pieces after the show. At the moment Saelee carries prints of some of her older work through LPP and her own shop. I guess I will just have to TRY to be patient..
December 5th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Nahcotta’s ETA holds a special place in my heart; it was here that I bought my first original piece of art, a streetscape painting by Stacey Durand. The Enormous Tiny Art Show was perhaps the first show I attended that actually felt open and accessible, and that experience has stuck with me.
Years later ETA continues to provide great, affordable art with bi-annual shows in New Hampshire and Los Angeles. Their second LA show opened yesterday and runs through Dec. 8th. All the work is available online which makes me (and lots of other East Coasters) very happy!
Now for this week’s picks from ETA’s LA show:
This month marks the end of LeBasse Project’s The Kids Are Alright, a traveling show featuring 25 talented young artists, comprised of art students and recent grads.
Highlights from the show:
Nimit Malavia: Forever Never (left)
Linda Kim: Gone Fishing (bottom left)
Ching Ching Cheng: Existence (bottom center)
Julian Callos: Deep (bottom right)
The show made stops at the following galleries:
T & P Fine Art, Philadelphia
Subtext, San Diego
Black Maria, Los Angeles
Show and Tell Gallery, Toronto
London Miles Gallery, London
