When I got into Stolen Space, I was immediately caught by the sense of freshness in Arth Daniel’s execution of the medium of oil paint – the large canvases stood right there on the walls, the colors were anything but attractive, the illustrations, some of you do not see very often. Continue reading Arth Daniels at Stolen Space: jigsawed faces
Category Archives: CONTEMPORARY ART
Object-Culture: bridge for the launch of East End promise
A few days ago, I met the Paul Sakoilsky, the curator for Object-Culture, read the post here, the first of four pop up shows happening back to back throughout April and May 2010. Paul kindly sent the pictures below of the opening night (photos credits: Nick Ensing). This first show runs until the 25th April 2010.
Three more shows will then follow –
PRESS – a group show playing off the triple meaning of May Day opens on 6th May and runs until the 20th May
BUNCH OF STARS – curated and organised by The Star of Bethnal Green opens on the 25th May and runs until the 28th May Continue reading Object-Culture: bridge for the launch of East End promise
Object-Culture: bringing cultures together
Object-Culture is the first pop up shows of a series of four which will happen back to back from now into May 2010 at Red Gallery on Rivington Street (London). ART-PIE went to see Paul Sakoilsky, the curator to find out more about it.
ART-PIE: Can you tell our readers more about you?
Paul Sakoilsky: I am an artist, a writer, a philosopher and I guess also a curator but I do not like using this word. I used to help out at the 30 Underwood Street Gallery back in the days, I mean between 1993 and 2000 when the gallery shut down for good. I worked in mixed medias and have been mainly focusing in the past few years on a project called The Dark times which has spawned a variety of works, installations and performances, which have been shown in solo and group shows across Europe. Continue reading Object-Culture: bringing cultures together
Usugrow at Stolen Space: meet hasadu
Inside Stolen Space and looking around Usugrow’s artwork and it is obvious to me: if you are into black and white with punk rock visuals such as skulls and roses, you may well forget the price tags and get the gallery staff to immediately stick up one of those red stickers next to your favorite piece. Continue reading Usugrow at Stolen Space: meet hasadu
Time lapse: Plum oil painting by Jos van Riswick
Paint on acrylic skins Continue reading Time lapse: Plum oil painting by Jos van Riswick