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Photorealism & Engineered Placements




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No one’s complaining about the heat today. We all know it’ll be ending soon, and this last bit of summer is the perk of the season. The breezy nights, the refreshing jog at the end of the day, the back-to-school wardrobe consisting of  jackets, jeans and sandals…these swinging temperatures usher in Fall.

Which brings me to a textile trend that’s an interesting one. It can be difficult to assemble, but once you have your patterns and your placements down, it’s extremely cool in execution: photorealism and landscape textiles. Morgan Carper’s Fall Collection reflects her travels to California’s Big Lagoon, while Mary Katrantzou’s Resort Collection is a dichotomy of urban and country dwelling. Both have voyeuristic vibes and  surrealist moods. I’m very much a fan, what do you think?

 

August 21, 2013 | By: Shayna Kulik

Venice: Circling Nature




Artist Don Suggs has a fascination with circles and enjoys incorporating them into his work. His latest pieces are inspired by the colors of nature in select environments that he then distills into glossy painted concentric circles. Taking up two floors, his exhibition displays work using this concept in two different ways.

The first floor shows Suggs’ Abyss Pools and Travertine Springs, inspired by the color palettes of dark pools and mineral springs, crafted into layered circles against a white or grey background. On the second floor, Suggs’ presents his Paradise Prints, which are archival inkjets inspired by landscape, printed in small editions of five or fewer. Click here for more info.

L.A. Louver: 45 North Venice Boulevard, Venice, CA, USA

 

June 18, 2012 | By: Shayna Kulik

New York: Mounds of Color




Louise Belcourt likes to think of her new work as “paintings of sculptures of landscapes”. Using a well-honed sense of color, light and space, Belcourt arranges mound-like forms into arrangements that evoke landscapes and cityscapes.

The mounds are piled, stacked and overlapped, simultaneously forming into bodies of water, mountains and buildings as well as creating a fascinating visual tension throughout.

Color and light function like notes in a musical composition, striking a balance to form a cohesive and captivating whole. Click here for more info.

Jeff Bailey Gallery: 625 W27th St. (11th & 12th Aves) New York , NY 10001

 

February 23, 2012 | By: Shayna Kulik

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