February 2018 By Donald Kolberg, Art Bookmarks Editor Monthly highlights of online resources and websites informative and inspiring for artists or art enthusiasts. Most are free. Suggestions are welcomed.[gap height=”20″] The Ultimate 2018 Art Fair List Caroline Goldstein from Artnet News has put together their definitive list of fairs for the entire year, covering the entire world!…
Tag: visual arts
WTP Artist: Barbara Milman
“It seems almost impossible that our actions can affect anything as vast as the oceans.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Barbara Milman is an artist living and working in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in prints. Her work has been exhibited in many solo and group shows, both nationally and internationally, and is included…
WTP Artist: Eduardo Terranova
“This gives me the impetus to create, the belief that the glitter of metals is more than mere reflections.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Eduardo Terranova, originally from Cali, Columbia, works and lives in New York City. His works are in corporate and private collections, and his exhibits extend to domestic and international galleries and…
WTP Artist: Agnieszka Gzyl
“Art is a basic component of human nature” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Agnieszka Gzyl is a Polish artist whose original technique, applying silicone to canvas, speaks to the observer’s senses of sight and touch. With a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture, she completed her Master of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts of…
Whitney Biennial Review: Part 2
Gesture, Craft, and Capitalism by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor I couldn’t help myself. I had to see the Whitney Biennial a second time, circling through the galleries until I was a bit dizzy with all the color and sound. I was partially enticed by the promise of a lens into the most contemporary of art—a…
Whitney Biennial Review: Part 1
The Time for Nuance is Over? by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Walking into the first floor of the Whitney Biennial, one is immediately accosted by what can only be described as the cacophony of 2016–2017. The first step off the elevator lands you in front of Dana Schutz’s “Elevator,” a bright jumble of bodies and bugs…
Jean Eng: Bonsais and Bathtubs
“By miniaturizing the landscape…it is possible to protect, nurture and if necessary, regenerate that which is endangered.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Jean Eng was born in Sudbury, Ontario and graduated with high honors from Sheridan College in Oakville, Ontario. Since then, she has worked as a freelance illustrator before becoming a painter. Her work…
Site Review: Pen + Brush
Achieving Gender Parity Through the Arts by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Founded in 1894 by Janet and Mary Lewis, Pen + Brush has been at the forefront of gender parity in the arts for over 120 years. In its current incarnation as a gallery in the Flatiron District of New York City, Pen + Brush…
Video: Against Self-Sabotage
Performance with Charcoal By Brianna Baurichter See her work in WTP Vol. V #4 “Against Self-Sabotage” is a three-part performance utilizing drawing and dance. Part one consists of covering a space in charcoal. Part two, titled Commune (Intermission), invites viewers to join me in whittling down charcoal to be added to a bowl of water. Part…
Brianna Baurichter: Hybridity in Hybrid Form
“I am very interested in hybridity as tool for discovery” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Brianna Baurichter is an artist and curator currently based in the Midwest. Baurichter recently earned her MFA in Drawing from Kendall College of Art and Design, and has previously studied in Chicago, IL for her BFA and Visual Arts Management…
Don Bergland: From Paint to Digital
“Anything that could be imagined could be created.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Don Bergland is currently an Associate Professor of Art Education at the University of Victoria and has been an active exhibiting artist for over fifty years. During that time, he has worked through a variety of professional media, from oil on canvas…
Holly Wong: Without Fear of Failure
“I start a new piece by looking at materials and holding them in my hands.” by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Holly Wong is an artist who lives and works in San Francisco, California. She studied at the San Francisco Art Institute where she graduated with a Master of Fine Arts with a concentration in New…