Articles Tagged with #painting
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New York From 1,200 Feet
Paintings of New York from the perspective of a plane flying at 1,200 feet, along the Hudson River.
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The Internet Is So Loud
Large-scale abstract paintings that recall networks, maps, and schematic diagrams—and with each subsequent viewing can become anything at all.
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Demolish Me
The present-day lust for ruins is nothing new. In fact, it’s nearly as old as any ruins themselves. From a flattened Louvre to Percy Bysshe Shelley, a journey to the dawn of ruin porn.
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The Age of Axe Shower Gel
Sumptuous, extremely close-up paintings of hair gel, body wash, and other beauty products, using 5-hour Energy powder, Viagra, and MDMA to create pigments along the way.
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Rule-Based Systems
The power of architecture, the architecture of power—it’s all one and the same (and occasionally beautiful) in the business of high-tech.
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Self-Portrait in a Convex Smartphone
An artist observes her own process of making art, from daily encounters with her computer to personal reflections on how life itself unfolds.
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Life Aquatic
Paintings of swimmers underwater, from an ongoing series that pays homage to summers spent sinking and floating in the lakes of Minnesota.
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The High Life
Aerial views made from direct observation, enlivened by composite viewpoints, heightened color, and the manipulation of light and scale.
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Slight Exposure
Found photographs hand-altered with embroidery and collage, transforming pictures that were somehow incomplete.
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The Origin of New Species
Inspired by folk tales, mythical beasts, and Portuguese azulejos, an artist paints her own version of natural history.
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The Artist Is Mother of the Woman
Many painters depict themselves, but few work exclusively in the genre of self-portraiture. Selections from Haley Hasler’s body of work—the artist in costumes of everyday life.
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Women of the Future
One woman powers herself with a solar panel. Another wears a neon sign in her Afro. In the future as in the past, identity is never one-dimensional.