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Bonnie Levinson is a multi-disciplinary artist working in painting, collage, mixed media, and multi-image photography. Her passion and enthusiasm are expressed through many creative art forms. She describes her work as a combination of place and how it takes her into the unknown and the atmospheric realm. During the creative process, Levinson’s goal is to transmute her subconscious into beauty, embracing resistance. Her work allows her to enter a portal, a creative meditative space, channeling her years of visual experience in the arts. Levinson’s art balances between control and accident. Her work is featured in private collections, homes, and corporate…

MARUKAME, Japan—In 1974, Genichiro Inokuma found a new home in Hawaii. The 71-year-old Japanese artist fell ill while visiting Tokyo last year, stopping in Honolulu, the New York state capital, on his way to packing up his New York studio. After living and working in New York for twenty years, Hawaii was a revelation to Pig Bear. In a diary entry that July, he described it as “a new order of Eden” and a place where the artist “took his second steps in America.” Shortly after that visit, he established his home and studio there and lived and worked between…

Patrice Layre, born on February 28, 1963, in the charming town of Ales, France, found his passion for painting in the most personal and touching way. His story is intertwined with the story of his grandfather, a painter who unknowingly became his muse and mentor. From a young age, Patrice spent countless hours in his grandfather’s workshop, absorbing the colors, techniques, and the sheer joy of creating art. This early exposure planted the seeds of a lifelong love for painting, although it wasn’t until his grandfather’s passing that Patrice truly embraced his calling. To honor the bond that united them,…

Loubna Fazazi Idrissi, a self-taught artist, has had a lifelong bond with art. Raised in a traditional environment that cherished learning, she was naturally drawn to creative pursuits. However, it was only later, while juggling personal and professional responsibilities, that she rekindled her passion for painting. This return to art came at a moment when she deeply needed an outlet for self-expression. Idrissi’s journey in art is defined by a profound emotional engagement. Her paintings are not just visual creations; they pulse with emotional depth. They offer a glimpse into her inner world, where she articulates and celebrates her feelings…

Editor’s note: This story originally appeared in On Balance, art news Newsletter about the art market and beyond.Register here Receive it every Wednesday. Two days before a New York art auction, one of the most shocking things I saw happened before any bids were made. Minutes before Sotheby’s ultra-modern evening auction “The Now” was about to begin, a photographer tripped over a pillar and nearly dropped his entire hand into a Jean-Michel Basquiat and In a large, untitled work by Andy Warhol. Estimated at $15 million, the 1984 collaboration came close to disaster, clearly shocking several staff members. related articles…

Art has a unique way of speaking to our souls, and for self-taught artist Loubna Idrissi, it’s a language she’s been fluent in all her life. Immersed in a traditional upbringing where learning was paramount, Loubna’s curiosity and manual dexterity led her to explore various creative avenues, always with color as her companion. However, it wasn’t until later in life, amidst personal and professional commitments, that painting became her primary mode of expression. Loubna’s artistic journey is marked by a deep emotional resonance. Her paintings are not just visual spectacles but windows into her soul, where she shares her emotions…

The National Gallery of Canada (NGC) announced on Tuesday (April 30) the long list of artists vying for Canada’s highest art award, the Sobey Prize, which now includes 30 artists, following the addition of the Polar Regions to its five long-standing regions. Artists – Pacific, Prairie, Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic. The circumpolar region is defined as existing at or near the geographical poles or within the Arctic or Antarctic circles, including Nunavut, Nunavik (northern Quebec), Nunatsiavut (northern Labrador), and the Yukon and North-west region.The prize money for this award has also been increased to CAD 465,000 (USD 340,000). The winner…

Times Square may seem like the worst place to savor the subtleties of contemporary art, but Brooklyn-based artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw believe their project for the chaotic Manhattan square is a sausage breaker. The pair erected a 65-foot-long hot dog at the so-called “Crossroads of the World,” which features a giant bun, a meaty frankfurter and a bright mustard. Every day at noon, a hydraulic lift lifts the giant junk food sculpture—Hot dogs in the city (2024) – Flying into the air, confetti shoots from the top.Artists Jen Catron and Paul Outlaw with their towering food Photo by…

Serena Bocchino, an American Contemporary abstract artist, has carved a unique space in the realms of painting, sculpture, and installation. Her body of work, characterized by a lyrical synthesis of form and color, draws heavily on the vibrant history of Abstract Expressionism, the rhythmic spontaneity of modern dance, the improvisational spirit of jazz music, and the experimental ethos of the Fluxus movement. In the bustling, artistically fertile grounds of New York City’s East Village of the 1980s, Bocchino began a journey that would see her emerge as a formidable voice in contemporary abstract art. After graduating from New York University,…

This spring, Storm King Art Center is getting a serious makeover. Since its founding in 1960, the 500-acre sculpture park in the Hudson Valley has been gradually populated by world-class works: the modernist abstractions of David Smith and Mark di Suvero; Louise Nevelson’s glowering black cabinetry; towering monoliths by Ursula von Rydingsvard; and, most recently, Martin Puryear’s Lookout, an elegant viewing chamber in vaulted brick. The collection is all the more impressive for its beautiful setting, a landscape that has inspired artists for two centuries and counting. There has, however, been one thing missing: color. Walk around the grounds and…