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Driven to Abstraction: Danville Exhibition Showcases Artists with Diverse Backgrounds
Abstract art takes center stage for gallery exhibition opening January 20. The Town of Danville announces the opening of Driven to Abstraction, an exhibition featuring the work of five unique artists with diverse backgrounds who have found commonality in their love for abstract visual art. Driven to Abstraction is curated by Barbara Landberg, one of…
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One Fine Show: Piet Mondrian at Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
Welcome to One Fine Show, where Observer highlights a recently opened exhibition at a museum outside of New York City—a place we know and love that already receives plenty of attention. ‘Beach with Five Piers at Domburg,’ 1909, Piet Mondrian (Dutch, 1872–1944), Oil on canvas on board. Gift of Maria and Conrad Janis by and…
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Music and 3D Modelling Fuse for Kid Cudi’s Ground Breaking Album Cover Art
Glassface, the renowned multimedia artist, director, and composer, known for his trailblazing approach to visual arts, has once again showcased his creative genius by crafting one of four album covers and animated character alongside designer KAWS for the highly anticipated music album release, Insano, by rapper and singer-songwriter Kid Cudi. In an unprecedented partnership, Glassface…
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Geoff McFetridge on Q: A visual companion guide
Geoff McFetridge has been called “the most famous Canadian artist you’ve never heard of.” As a graphic artist and painter, he’s collaborated with directors such as Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola, designed for brands like Nike and Apple, and created huge murals for Ottawa’s transit system. In a rare interview with Q‘s Tom Power, McFetridge discusses how the…
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F5: Dwight White II on the Art + Collaborations That Inspire Him
Ask any artist how they found themself in the art world and many will regale you with a tale of an unexpected career path. Dwight White II is a Chicago- and Los Angeles-based multidisciplinary artist who turned to the medium after suffering a life-changing injury while playing football at Northwestern University. This pivot to another…
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Visitors viewing the displayed paintings and Arts work during the Bachelor and Master of Visual Art Artists exhibition (Degree Show 2023) at National College of Arts.
APP32-120124LAHORE: January 12 – APP33-120124LAHORE: January 12 – Visitors viewing the displayed paintings and Arts work during the Bachelor and Master of Visual Art Artists exhibition (Degree Show 2023) at National College of Arts. APP/MTF/ZID
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John Miller’s artistic dislocations at Dallas’ Meliksetian Briggs gallery
Google “John Miller artist” and you’ll get pretty beach scenes with intensely azure skies. But the late Englishman is not the John Miller on display at Dallas’ Meliksetian Briggs gallery. The latter, alive and dividing his time between New York and Berlin, does supply a beach work of sorts. Sideboard bifurcates a male mannequin in…
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15 years of fearless exhibition-making at Experimenter
Prateek and Priyanka Raja have created spaces for diverse practices and politically charged art that appeals to all An octopus. That’s how Priyanka Raja, co-founder of the contemporary arts gallery, Experimenter, sees the space she and her co-founder Prateek Raja have nurtured over the past 15 years. “One head and many arms—even though we work…
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Must-See Miami Art Exhibits in January: David LaChapelle, Gabe Alcala, and More
Appearances can be deceiving, especially in Miami. The brand-new Benz that sideswiped you on I-95 is a lease. The woman wearing designer clothes put it all on credit, and the dude with the Rolex bragging about his South Beach pad rents an efficiency in Doral. The same can’t be said of the art scene, fortunately.…
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Spent sword: Ngugi cuts to the heart of our collective destruction
Visual Arts Spent sword: Ngugi cuts to the heart of our collective destruction Friday January 12 2024 Ngugi Waweru with his spent-blade sculpture’Eye of God’ at Wajukuu Art Centre on December 21, 2023. His exhibition continues till January 30, 2024. PHOTO | POOL With his solo ‘spent-sword’ sculpture exhibition at Wajukuu Artists Collective in Mukuru…