Posts Tagged ‘painting’
Painting Like Pollock on the Coney Island Boardwalk
A lot has gone down on the boardwalk in Coney Island, that's for sure, but how about a woman painting circles with her wheelchair or a guy diving onto a slip-n-slide full of paint? This past weekend those were just two of the unique ways Brooklynites helped create ten large scale abstract paintings as part of an interactive performance art event [...]
Urban Society Through Abstract Art
Two years ago, Alex White Mazzarella was living in Hong Kong, working as a city planner. Now, he is a Brooklyn-based abstract artist, showing regularly in the city and selling to collectors in Denmark, Norway, France, Italy, and across the States. And he has his former boss to thank. "One day I handed my boss a proposal for a planning project, [...]
First Time Artist at the SONYA Studio Stroll
On Saturday, May 15 and Sunday, May 16, the South of the Navy Yards Artists opened their studios and galleries to the public. I talked with John Scheffler, a set and costume designer for 45 years, about his experience during the stroll. Although he has lived and worked in Fort Greene for 25 years, this is the first time Scheffler participated in [...]
The Invisible Dog Art Center
When Lucien Zayan rented the building at 51 Bergen St. in Boerum Hill last spring, the three-story factory was falling apart and filled with junk. In less than a year, Zayan transformed the building into an art center with two exhibition spaces and twenty-five artists studios. From 1970 to 1995, the building functioned as a belt factory. The [...]
Highlights from The Whitney Biennial
So I finally made it to the Whitney Biennial and it was glorious. After profiling Kate Gilmore, I was really excited to see her piece, and it was definitely one of the best videos in the show. And one of the most popular -- most people stayed glued to the screen for the entire piece. What's really cool, though, is that the video is shown in the [...]