Since 1959, SCHMUCK, the international jewelry exhibition has taken place in Munich. It combines works of established artists and promising newcomers in the area of contemporary jewelry design and is the meeting place for collectors, artists and museum curators from around the world. We are proud that three of our artists are included in the 2015 edition, Helen…
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“Frequently employing paper, plexi glass, and charcoal, Lauren Fensterstock creates site-specific installations that render the natural world in an entirely synthetic and monochromatic way. Inspired by gardens and their varying importance from the 18th century onward, the Maine-based artist distills nature to find the place where it intersects with culture. Fensterstock’s scultpures appear bleak and…
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from Handmade Kultur Magazine’s recent article on the history of the chatelaine.
“Artists are discovering a whole new medium — much like the invention of acrylic paint or paper clay. And because of their infinite curiosity and innovation in pursuit of solutions to their aesthetic inquiry, artists have the potential to develop ways to use the technology that may someday be used by industry. We already see…
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In the exhibition Beauty of the Beast Museum Arnhem presents the work of more than 15 international designers and artists who make a connection between taxidermy, jewelry and visual arts. The often complex relationship between humans and animals lies at the heart of the works of the participating artists, including gallery artist Märta Mattsson. For…
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Congratulations to Myra Mimlitsch-Gray for receiving a New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship! Artists’ Fellowships are not project grants but are intended to fund an artist’s vision or voice, regardless of the level of his or her artistic development. Learn more about Myra’s work on her ARTIST PAGE See her recent SOLO EXHIBITION at the…
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Artsy correspondent and independent writer and curator, Kara Smith writes of our booth at FOG Design + Art Fair : ‘Lauren Kalman’s series “But if the Crime is Beautiful… Composition with Ornament and Object” pulled me into Sienna Patti Contemporary immediately. At first blush the pieces parallel—in form and color—the golden lamps and ornamentation accompanying beautiful wood furniture…
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from an interview with Arthur Hash by American Craft Arthur Hash can trace his engagement with digital technology all the way back to his teens: His high school offered both shop and AutoCAD classes, encouraging a cross-disciplinary approach. Today, the artist and innovator is the head of metalsmithing and jewelry design at Appalachian State University in Boone, North…
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‘Oversizing the hammer marks is a tactic to make the works more real than real, exaggerated in order to function. The result is loud and ugly, but the message is clear.’ READ REVIEW
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Curated by Brooklyn based curator, historian and educator Susie Silbert, MATERIAL LOCATION explores the fluidity, containment and scientific innovation that have become synonymous with the materiality of glass. Included in the exhibition is the neckpiece above, Rosa del Blanco, the newest work of artist Biba Schutz. Material Location January 21 – March 7, 2015 opening reception |…
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Crafting Anatomies will place the human body at the centre of a multi-disciplinary dialogue; exploring how this entity has been interpreted, crafted and reimagined in historical, contemporary and future contexts. January 7 – February 6, 2015, Bonington Gallery at Nottingham Trent University 43 practitioners in total will take part, including » Boudicca » Shelly Goldsmith »…
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Print Magazine includes a nice write-up by Ellen Shapiro on Barbara Nessim’s retrospective at Bard in New York as well as some anecdotes from the conversation between Barbara and Gloria Steinem earlier in December. “The media have changed, but Nessim’s advice to young artists hasn’t. “Find out who you are,” she says. “There’s only one of…
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