Leave it to the Haas Brothers to turn a lamp into a conversation piece, which is certainly the case with Small Sloan (2016), a striking work by the duo currently on view in Uncanny Valley at the Museum of Arts and Design (MAD). Crafted from blown glass, aluminum tiles, and electrical lighting components, the piece blurs the line between functional lighting and contemporary sculpture.
At first glance, Small Sloan resembles a strange organism rising from the ocean floor. Its reflective aluminum body branches upward into graceful, elongated stems that support clusters of delicate blown-glass forms. When illuminated, the translucent glass catches and diffuses the light, casting shimmering reflections that ripple across the surrounding walls and giving the sculpture an almost otherworldly glow. Continue reading Eye On Design: The Haas Brothers’ Small Sloan Sculptural Lamp→
If you love the art of Os Gemos as much as I do, then you’ll want to know that Lehmann Maupin Gallery is currently hosting Cultivating Dreams, the gallery’s sixth solo exhibition with the renowned Brazilian artistic duo of twin brothers Gustavo and Otavio Pandolfo. Featuring 13 new paintings and a site-specific immersive installation, the exhibition invites fans into the vast and magical landscape of Tritrez, a dreamworld invented by the artists and developed in their work over the past three decades. Continue reading Lehmann Maupin Presents: Os Gemeos, Cultivating Dreams→
Artist Vaughn Spann’s figurative compositions are vivid in their palette and imagination. Brilliantly saturated canvases such as this painting reflect the artist’s careful study of color, form, line and shape. His painted narratives, while dreamlike, are grounded in the complex realities of navigating life as a Black person. Basking in the Wind (2019) evokes the duality of this experience with a two-headed Black figure seated next to a pair of black and white rabbits.
Photographed in The Brooklyn Museum as Part of the Exhibit Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
Jungle Fool Sculpture (All Photos By Gail Unless Otherwise Noted)
Do you love living in NYC, but occasionally like to take a Day Trip so you can get a new cultural perspective, or just go out in nature and explore? I love doing that, but sadly there must generally be an impetus that motivates me to make a plan. Planning (ugh!) is not my favorite thing, but it is sometimes necessary to achieve the goal of having a crazy fun new adventure. Recently, I took day trip with my art-loving pal Teddy outside the City via Metro-North. The impetus: The Haas Brothers have an exhibit at the Katonah Museum of Art! Continue reading Constant Carnival: The Haas Brothers in Context at the Katonah Museum of Art→
Oh, how timely is this T-Shirt parody of the undead Grady Sisters from Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining? Designed by Boggs Nicolas, the shirt is shown here in dark (blood) red, but it’s available in over a dozen different colors, and in sizes and styles to please everyone. Best of all, The Distancing T-Shirt is here just in time for all of your summer quarantining needs! You can pick one up for yourself or as a gift for a fan, at This Link! Prices start at just $19.95!
