Art Muse Blog

20Jan

Katherina Olschbaur uses Aesthetic Ambiguity to Reinterpret the Mythic Tale of Venus and Adonis in Live Flesh at Nicodim Gallery

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Whitehot Magazine, January 2022. Review of Katherina Olschbaur electrifying paintings that riff off Titian’s classical paintings of Venus and Adonic. For Olschaur, this myth of unrequited love is viewed from multiple perspectives. Olschbaur creates aesthetic ambiguity by playing with contradictions that recognize the Other in ourselves in order to transition past identity politics. LINK: https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/live-flesh-at-nicodim-gallery/5272 ...

04Dec

Alison Saar’s Defiant Black Warrior Queens and Afro-Deities are Agents of Change

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Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, November 2021.Alison Saar’s inimitable sculptures of defiant Black warrior queens and Afro-Deities embody universal feminine power which cannot be suppressed in a man0made world once women learn to seize it – and own it. Few artists can pour such voluminous feelings into labor-intensive hndmde materials ot use historically loaded...

19Nov

Larry Madrigal Injects Humor into Domestic Scenes in How Dare We Now Live at Nicodim Gallery

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Whitehot Magazine, November 2021.Larry Madrigal’s paintings capture humorous moments taken directly from his own domestic life with a candor so unpretensious, it makes the viewer feel as though they are right inside his messy living room, kitchen or bedroom where silly accidents and slip-ups occur. Even as an American-Mexican living the suburban life in phoenix,...

31Oct

June Edmonds’ 40-Year Survey at Laband Art Gallery, Loyola Marymount University and Solo Exhibition at Luis De Jesus Los Angeles

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Whitehot Magazine Of ContemporaryArt, October, 2021. Review of June Edmonds’ concurrent 40-year survey and solo exhibition. Edmonds is known for large-scale, dynamic abstract paintings that pay homage to African American figures and historical events. LINK: https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/luis-de-jesus-los-angeles/5185y ...

07Oct

Louise Bonnet Discusses Her Interest in ” the body that cannot be controlled” in Her Studio at Los Angeles.

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Whitehot Magazine of Contemporary Art, October 2021. Interview with Louise Bonnet discussing her interest in ” the body that cannot be controlled” in Her studio in Los Angeles. Link: https://whitehotmagazine.com/articles/her-studio-in-los-angeles/5149...

10Aug