There is a visceral and lyrical quality embedded within the fibers of  Jakob Kirchmayr’s work.  Like a palimpsest that reveals itself over time, the mixed media works integrate handwritten messages that guide the viewer along the landscape of memory.  The artist’s hand is in rich in texture and presents a meditation on materials and surface […]

The landscapes rendered by Iranian artists Mahdieh Abolhasan and Abbas Nasle Shamloo are distinctively absent of human figures yet extend an invitation to explore the subtleties of the texture and elements of the natural world in solitude.  In searching for answers through the intricacies of the material employed by each artist respectively, we adopt a […]

“Did we forget? Life is a thrill!” The studio echoes with the unmistakable charismatic voice of Gregory Siff. The proclamation is accentuated by the cadence of his Brooklyn accent and while much of his face is covered by a cloth mask bearing the official logo of the Major League Baseball commission there are traces of […]

In the days before the opening of “CHATEAU REBELS” at 4AM Gallery in the Pacific Design Center, Gregory Siff and Louis Cannizzarro AKA LouisXXX  sit on bended knees in front of the gallery.  Gregory opens a bag of markers of various thickness and color, but mainly pink and black and lines them up against the glass wall.  In […]

BETA PICTORIS GALLERY BIRMINGHAM, AL VOLTA10 / BOOTH #D10 GUIDO H. MAUS Owner   Installation:  Was this the first time Beta Pictoris Gallery has exhibited at Basel? Guido H. Maus:  Yes, this was the first time.  VOLTA has relationships with international curators and collectors and those connections have been immensely helpful in gaining international exposure for our […]

Xin Song received an invitation from the MTA to commemorate and celebrate the 100th anniversary of Grand Central Terminal in New York City for On Paper/ Grand Central at 100.  She is one of four international paper-cut artists asked to create works that will be displayed in the lower level light box September, 2014. As many people […]