Luke Rudolf

Artist Luke Rudolf has been circulating around a lot of sites lately. This series of portraits are a mix of oil and acrylic with a engaging application of layers and mixing of the two mediums.

Arcade Expressionism

Above is the work of Brock Davis which are part of his “make something cool every day 2009″ project. I love how simple yet recognizable these pieces are.

Valentina de Matha

Italian artist Valentina de Matha creates some outstanding work and has a very unique and informed approach to producing it. Her artistic research regards material taking shape by itself, transformation of things, ever-changing dynamics of metamorphosis, becoming, fullness and emptiness of life, macro and microcosmos. Through her work she creates tensions, dissonances, trying to match interior and exterior, contraction and expansion in between form and formlessness. She works with water in general and organic materials, such as paper, capable of undergoing the changes of time.

It Matters To Me

The illustration work of San Francisco based Alexis Anne Mackenzie is delicate and unique and should be look at by you. Have a look here.

Splitting the Difference

Seattle artist Victoria Haven creates some delicate geometric line drawings and paintings on paper.

Via but does it float.

Fabian Seiz

Austrian painter/sculpter, Fabian Seiz, has some intriguing work on the site of Layr Wuestenhagen gallery.

puppe*

Another great artist from Argentina is Valeria Montero or Puppe. She has a large and beautiful collection of work ranging from drawings to arrangements/installations to paintings. Check out her Flickr page here.

Kelly Allen

"Through combining a wide variety of images from a range of sources, I seek to create connections between subjects that are typically regarded as unrelated. By researching symbolism culled from a collection of cultural and spiritual dictionaries, I gain a new understanding for animals, colors, shapes, and so on. These creative attributes have served to aid people throughout history by honoring and respecting the creatures and substance of every day life. I am fascinated with the human compulsion to create meaning and narratives for subjects and occurrences in the world, on both the personal and the cultural level.

Life is amazing, mysterious, and rich with beauty and knowledge. It is also filled with opportunities to develop wisdom, which, at its deepest level, provides peace of mind and spirit. My work is here for you to awaken your imagination, spark your curiosity, and find connections between creatures and forms. Here you can be released from the constraints of time and obligation. Invent your own connections, or just look closely." -- Kelly Allen

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Stuart Cumberland

Stumbled across the paintings of Stuart Cumberland today. He has quite an enormous body of work on his site. Unfortunately, there is not much info on him.

Clark Goolsby

Check out some very colorful, nicely composed mixed media work from Los Angeles based Artist Clark Goolsby. He currently has work up in a group show titled "The Pop of Colors" at POV Evolving Gallery in Chinatown, Los Angeles. Other artists included are Amir H. Fallah, Stella Lai, Mark Schoening and Mike Swaney, Jessalyn Haggenjos, and Jason Redwood.

Niall McClelland

Not sure where to begin with Niall McClelland. His work is prolific, dark, immense and at times, graphically poignant. But don't just take my word for it, see it here.

Cross Sections

"Brad Eberhard is a painter’s painter, exploring the boundless potential of image making in the medium of abstraction. Working with great facility using oil and acrylic and paper, Eberhard’s new works on paper straddle the boundaries between painting, drawing and collage. The compositions begin in the spirit of organic evolution; as with his paintings, the artist incorporates found images, tearing and erasing in an organic fashion. In much the same way as a draftsman’s or biologist’s “cross section” exposes the invisible networks of a more complex system, Eberhard’s aim is to begin to expose not only something unseen by the viewer, but also to illustrate connections between the works. The collages are playful, serious, complex and simple, portraying beauty and conceptual depth with great confidence."

(From the Press release from Thomas Solomon Galery.)

Brad Eberhard - CROSS SECTIONS

Thomas Solomon Gallery

October 17 – November 14, 2009

Reception for the Artist: Saturday October 17, 2009 6:00 – 8:00 PM

Gala Bent

Beautifully delicate and detailed drawing/paintings fill the portfolio of Gala Bent.

Garth Weiser

Garth Weiser creates some geometric and compositionally askew, dark paintings.

Crumple & Crease

Heart of Glass favorite, Tauba Auerbach has a couple new pieces, Crumple & Crease.

Should we talk above it now?

Mind bending and stunning work by Jim Gaylord. Take a journey.

Tour le Velo

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