It’s so rare these days that I’m introduced to a new pop artist whose work I feel like I get right away, but that was the case when I got an invitation to view Venezuelan-American artist Pedro Baez’s recent solo exhibition, The Indivisible Atomo at LUME Studios. The pop-surrealist’s new collection comprises his largest and most refined paintings to-date, and reveals Baez as an artist creating his own lane of pop-surrealism across a variety of mediums ranging from painting, sculpture, digital drawing, and 3D animation, all of which were on view at this fun pop-up show! Let’s take a look. Continue reading Pedro Baez’s The Indivisible Atomo at LUME Studios→
Argentinian artist Ana María Hernando creates sculpture in an abundance of tulle — the sumptuous fabric netting — inspired by natural forms and transformed through the sewing process. Across the lawns in Madison Square Park, the artist realized a series of beauteous, atmospheric clouds and a cascading waterfall that float above and alongside viewers. This public art project inaugurated the twentieth-anniversary year of Madison Square Park Conservancy’s art program, launched in 2004! Continue reading Ana María Hernando, To Let the Sky Know In Madison Square Park→
Original Melting Pops Plus Blinged-Out Mix Tapes By Betsy Enzensberger, at Art Unified of Venice, CA (Photos By Gail)
Welcome at last to my much-anticipated photo recap of NYC’s 2023 Affordable Art Fair, Fall Edition! While the event took place back in September, we’ve been busy curating all the best photos for you to savor in the crisp days of October. This fall’s fair was a testament to the enduring allure of this unique art marketplace, offering a vibrant and diverse array of creative expressions that will surely captivate your imagination without putting you in the poorhouse. Continue reading Favorite Art From The Affordable Art Fair, Fall 2023→
Bibi On The Ball By Carole A. Feureman (All Photos By Gail)
If you’re an art fan who loves taking advantage of the many free things there are to do and see in New York City, then sometimes you can be a little bit late to the party. Maybe you missed the initial wave of press announcing Sea Idylls, Carole A. Feuerman’s hyper-realist sculptures of swimmers and acrobats installed on the Park Avenue Mallsway back in April, because you were too busy paying attention to other stuff. Surely, it’s impossible to keep up on everything. Continue reading Carole A. Feuerman’s Sea Idylls on the Park Avenue Malls→
Twice annually — in the spring and then again in late summer — New York’s Public Art Fund installs a new site-specific artwork in Central Park’s Doris C. Freedman Plaza, and it’s always fun and exciting to see that the next sculpture will be. However, with the recently- installed Parabolic Light, a translucent magenta obelisk by artist Fred Eversley, New Yorkers will get to enjoy its reflective glow for an entire year! Continue reading Eye On Design: Parabolic Light By Fred Eversley in Central Park→
