Some of Our Favorites
Mixed media works by French artist, Antoine Puisais. Resources for more information include: Robert Blumenthal Gallery, the artist's porfolio at Saatchi, and MutantSpace.
Materials play a large role in Luke Diiorio's recent works. For more information, visit the following links: Robert Blumenthal Gallery, Art Daily, ArtSlant, Artsy, The Royal College of Art and WSJ.com.
Tauba Auerbach is represented in NYC by one of the most respected dealers in Manhattan, Paula Cooper Gallery. Cooper herself sees Auerbach as one of this generation's most important contemporary artists.
Julie Mehretu (Ethiopia / USA, 1970-) When Jule Mehretu received a $5 million commission to create an 80 x 23 foot mural for Goldman Sachs, eyes fluttered. Yet few artists epitomize the 21st century like Mehretu. Magical, non-confrontational yet intensely complex layers unfold in works that are abstract yet decidely representative. People complain about artists who paint from projections, design with computers or use tape to mark straight lines. Mehretu does them all and uses teams of assistants to work large. She clicks many "negatives," nevertheless her work is honest and pure, unique and represents now. A fitting example of how digital can merge with traditional methods to create compelling art forms. View videos at http://www.art21.org/artists/julie-mehretu
Matthew Sheridan Smith is finding considerable interest in his new works. Find more information from the blog, Flat Surface, from this LA Times article covering his show at Hannah Hoffmann Gallery, and from Kaufmann-Repetto.
