Portraits of husband and wife Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson by American Painter and Photographer Chuck Close. Photos By Gail.
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Post It Note Portrait of Marilyn Monroe
This large scale 8-bit portrait of Marilyn Monroe is made up of thousands of individual, strategically placed Post It Notes! I bet it looks even better the farther away from it you get. Impressive!
NY Street-Turned-Fine Artist Fumero Presents “Fumeroism” Solo Show
Fans Enjoy Fumeroism at Thursday’s Opening Party
With a background as a graffiti artist who progressed to cartooning and illustration – studying at NYC’s School of Visual Arts where he developed the distinct style he calls, simply, Fumeroism – local painter Fumero has joined the ranks of up-and-coming artists currently creating a buzz on the New York City art scene. Continue reading NY Street-Turned-Fine Artist Fumero Presents “Fumeroism” Solo Show
Must See Art: Genius By Nir Hod at Paul Kasmin Gallery
Genius is a word whose depth of meaning generally takes too long to talk about. It’s a heavy word, and the current exhibit of paintings and sculptures by Nir Hod at NYC’s Paul Kasmin Gallery, entitled Genius, is equally heavy. The Genius exhibit includes over 50 paintings and several sculptures created over a span of two years. It is the first solo exhibit at Kasmin for the Israeli-born artist, who now lives and works in New York.
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Last Rites Gallery Presents Lilith by Sarah Joncas
Towards the end of what had been a nearly-perfect day, filled with sunny weather, gallery hopping and parties of every sort, Geoffrey and I continued our revelry with a later-than-usual pit stop at one of our very favorite art spots, Last Rites Gallery, which was hosting an opening bash for their current exhibit by Toronto-based artist Sarah Joncas. While I was not familiar with Sarah’s body of work prior to attending the opening on Saturday night, I was blown away by the talent of this beautiful and highly prolific 24 year old painter.
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