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Tuesday's Gallery Picks




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This week’s artists keep it bright, with crisp lines and a lot of pop.

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1. “The process involved in making [these paintings] is that of drawing and redrawing an image until only the most essential pieces are left.” at Joshua Liner Gallery
2. Richard Colman’s Faces, Figures, Places, & Things at Chandra Gallery
3. In Chromatic Aporias Rafael Lopez-Ramos includes realistic renderings of tropical fruits paraphrasing the gaze of colonial Art; the syncretism of Afro-Cuban religious symbols and Catholic images; and the Revolution’s propaganda iconography. Now he adds typical Americana popular culture characters, & esoteric symbols related to the American political tradition at Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami
4. Steven Harrington’s “Wavy Days” will feature 16 newly hand-painted canvases, 15 graphite drawings, 2 new sculptural works, and an exclusive screen-printed exhibition poster. The paintings present a brand new body of work that has never been exhibited, or shown within a gallery space at Colette
5. “Barbara Rossi: Poor Traits” presents a selection of Barbara Rossi’s enigmatic graphite and colored pencil drawings from the late 1960s and her meticulously rendered reverse paintings on Plexiglas from the early 1970’s at New Museum
6. The World Goes Pop will reveal how pop was never just a celebration of western consumer culture, but was often a subversive international language of protest – a language that is more relevant today than ever.at Tate Modern

Book Review: Pulled




Mike Perry has created another awesome book, this time exploring the world of screen printing with Pulled.  Popularized by Andy Warhol in the 1960’s, screen printing continues to be a popular medium among artists for its remarkable versatility and relatively low cost. Perry has gathered together over 40 of today’s most talented designers who are each pushing the boundaries of this dynamic medium in their own, distinct way. Since the book is sure to get your creative juices flowing, an illustrated how-to section is also included so you can venture to explore screen printing on your own if you don’t already.

Though we missed the release party, the book is on sale and ready to fill your brain with inspiration!

Tracking Repetitive + Awesome.
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