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Rachel Hovnanian

Posted in Visual Arts on Aug 13, 2010

VISUAL ARTIST The themes in Rachel Hovnanian’s mesmerizing art will ring true with many of us. When I read about Rachel Hovnanian in the New York Times, the directness and honesty in her work resonated with me. She says she wants to show how intensely… read more

Poketo

Posted in Design • Visual Arts on Aug 06, 2010

ARTISTS/DESIGNERS I’m not normally someone who has to be the first to have something, nor do I often use this space to tout blatant consumerism, but things are different this time: Poketo – a company that designs limited edition art products, accessories, apparel and decor –… read more

Craig David & Sports ...

Posted in Visual Arts on Jul 09, 2010

ARTIST & TREND You know how weekends are always too short to fit in everything you want to do? Well, sports stadiums to the rescue?!? The new trend in big sports arenas around the country is to combine high art and sports. Martini, meet Miller… read more

Cape Cod School of Art

Posted in Visual Arts on Jun 18, 2010

A VACATION ON CANVAS The Cape Cod School of Art is: a) where you learn how to airbrush a tourist’s name onto a t-shirt b) the first school in America to focus solely on Impressionist painting principles c) an important piece of American art history… read more

Angel Otero

Posted in Visual Arts on Apr 16, 2010

VISUAL ARTIST How do you go from drawing “Hello Kitty” to becoming one of the fastest-rising young stars in art? Angel Otero explains below and his artwork speaks for itself. He has a unique ability to make paint sculptural and this has garnered him… read more

Jessica Jackson Hutchins

Posted in Visual Arts on Mar 26, 2010

VISUAL ARTIST This piece grabbed me when I walked into the gallery space of an exhibition called “Dirt on Delight” - I knew I had to seek out the artist for Mom Culture. Little did I know she would turn out to be Jessica Jackson… read more

Pam Longobardi

Posted in Visual Arts on Feb 12, 2010

Artist What this work of art is made of will surprise and disgust you. This piece, “Human Mirror,” was created from plastics and debris that were washed up on the gorgeous beaches in Costa Rica. Artist and Georgia State University art professor Pam Longobardi has… read more

Kate Gilmore

Posted in Visual Arts on Jan 29, 2010

Artist She cemented her leg in bucket for the sake of her art! Ok, the cementing was an accident, but Kate Gilmore is committed to her work at all costs (see the bucket story in her answers below.) Kate is part of the Whitney Biennial… read more