Jiří Kolář – Master of Collage
Checking out one of my favourite blogs, but does it float, I came across the work of a collage artist with whom I was entirely unfamiliar – the Czech artist, Jiří Kolář(1914-2002). This is really incredibly exciting for me, not only…
Sherrie York – Reduction Linocut Printmaking
When I was in art school, my teachers often cautioned against making work too attractive. They would dismiss work that was visually appealing as “too easy”. I guess in retrospect what they meant was that it’s easy to enjoy decorative…
Daniel Arsham
There are some people in this world so full of talent, creativity, and the ability to do a fantastic job at everything they touch that you’re left awestruck by them. Daniel Arsham is one of those people. Born in Cleveland…
Paintings of Women and Girls with Cats
Paintings of women and girls with cats. This is a genre – who knew? Well, a lot of people besides me, apparently. I was reading through one of my favourite blogs, Lines and Colors, and lo and behold, the latest post…
Morgan Craig
While looking through some older posts on ARTchipel, one of my favourite blogs, I found some lovely paintings of abandoned spaces by Philadelphia, PA artist Morgan Craig. His work is pretty amazing, actually – he makes quite large paintings (oil…