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Deviba Wala: an ode to life’s pure existence

Marc Londo — Wed, 18 Dec 2013 07:53:16 +0000

Deviba Wala believes in the ability of art to foster connections. A self-described cultural nomad, Wala’s artistic style is an intriguing perspective of interconnectivity through space and time. Each of her linear formations is autonomous, yet forebodes an inevitable interaction. Collectively, Wala’s linear formations resemble network typologies. However, the formations never quite connect. In her [&hellip

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Serena Kovalosky: The Artful Vagabond

Marc Londo — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 05:23:59 +0000

Serena Kovalosky can hardly contain her passion for art. Widely known throughout the blogosphere as the Artful Vagabond, Kovalosky has made it her mission to spread her love of art to the far reaches of the world. Working from her studio in the foothills of New York’s Adirondack Mountains, Kovalosky continually engages her readers with [&hellip

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Anastasia Alexandrin’s Powerful Female Forms

Marc Londo — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:39:30 +0000

Anastasia Alexandrin’s style is unmistakable. Interlacing lines of charcoal and gritty overlays infuse her female subjects with an ethereal quality. Her masterful integration of line and tone within the framework of her narratives evokes nostalgia and introspection. But though her work reflects another time and place, nonconformist message speaks to a uniquely modern view of [&hellip

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Modern Art Desserts: Caitlin Freeman’s Creative Cooking

Setsu Uzume — Wed, 08 May 2013 05:03:31 +0000

Imagine walking up to a piece of modern art and taking a big bite out of it. What would it taste like? Caitlin Freeman’s job is just that – imagining how to turn iconic works of art into dazzling, delicious treats. Freeman originally studied to be a photographer, but found her true calling when she [&hellip

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Val Britton’s Language of Maps

Elizabeth Coleman — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:39:11 +0000

Since the beginning, humankind has had an unquenchable thirst for exploring the unknown, orienting their discoveries by drawing maps. One Bay Area artist, Val Britton, uses both tangible and imaginary landscapes to explore our desire for imposing order in the chaos of space. Now showing at the San Jose Institue of Contemporary Art, Britton’s Intimate [&hellip

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Ode to a Coffee Shop

Taylor Majewski — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:51:48 +0000

This is a personal essay to compliment my painting series: Ode to a Coffee Shop. The paintings were inspired by my daily trips to Dave’s Coffee, located in Charlestown, Rhode Island. Some of the paintings were featured in UCLA’s New Wight Gallery in a student exhibition. The small ding of the jingle bell attached to [&hellip

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On the Ground with War Photographer Lalage Snow

Setsu Uzume — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:51:32 +0000

When disaster strikes, there’s no time to think. Bullets fly, cars burst into flame and the only way to escape is to run. Lalage Snow is one person who runs toward danger, her camera capturing the surreal chaos of conflict – tear gas hovering over Bangladesh streets, and Russian jets screaming across the sky – [&hellip

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Environmental Art at Outdoor Gallery, Roadside Attraction

Taylor Majewski — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 03:42:01 +0000

Creating environmentally conscious artwork is fast becoming a movement among twenty first century artists. Environmental art has the power to change the way in which we view our world; the associative power between art and nature lies in the hands of environmental artists, who constantly create new ways to redefine our relationship with nature. Environmental [&hellip

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Artists Explore the Beauty of Water in SF’s Presidio

Julie Davis — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 06:50:36 +0000

A rainy day in the Presidio is usually something of a disappointment, but it’s an atmosphere that only adds to the experience of viewing the new exhibit at the China Brotsky Gallery, Ways of Water. Hosted by the Thoreau Center for Sustainability, a green-centric nonprofit named after Henry David Thoreau (the 19th century American writer [&hellip

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Interview with Mosaic Artist Mary Clark-Camargo

Taylor Majewski — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:03:02 +0000

When beginning work on their backyard, most people turn to large retailers to improve their outdoor living; however, when Mary Clark-Camargo remodeled her outdoor kitchen counter she didn’t run to the nearest IKEA. Instead, she made it herself, turning it into a colorful mosaic. Since then, Clark-Camargo’s knack for working with glass to create innovative [&hellip

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