Posts Tagged ‘Paint’
Pop Culture Portrait — Interview with Alberto Ramirez
For as long as Alberto Ramirez could hold a pencil in his hand, he’s been drawing. The Madrid-born artist began painting in elementary school and simply never looked back. For a large part of his career, Ramirez has focused his efforts on portrait painting. Fascinated by the human face and its ability to tell the…
Read MoreKim Keever: Water & Color
Photos by Waterhouse & Dodd Gallery Kim Keever is not a painter in the traditional sense, considering his canvas of choice is a 200-gallon water-filled tank. The result can be defined as serendipitous swirls of suspended pigments, resembling anything from billows of clouds, vapors of smoke to blots of ink. The NASA engineer-turned-artist applies his…
Read MoreHelpful Hues: Color Efficiency & Trends
Helpful Hues: Color Efficiency & Trends by Rachel Montel Not everyone is a designer, but our design instincts allow us the opportunity to renovate our house or apartment. Choosing color is an exciting process (and a crucial one), as color can be used as a means to represent our personality and as a predictor of…
Read MoreAvant-Garde Aesthetic
By Helen Castillo I was raised in a household of artists. My mother and father met in the ‘80s in New York City doing silkscreen for an advertising company and both come from Fine Arts backgrounds. After relocating to Weehawken, my parents’ first apartment had a walk-in closet that also doubled as an art studio.…
Read MoreCultural Revival: Inside Mana Contemporary’s Growing Space
By Sofia Gottfried Mana Contemporary is one of Jersey City’s newest, and most vibrant, cultural gems. In just six years, Mana has stormed the art world, turning an abandoned tobacco factory into a premier contemporary arts destination. At over a million square feet, its colossal scope alone is wildly impressive. Mana Contemporary has many pieces and…
Read MoreKaves: Making His Mark
Michael Mcleer, also known as Kaves, is an artist. It would be easy to call him a graffiti artist but that is linguistically a narrow definition for what Kaves does, because yes he spraypaints, but he also paints, tattoos, performs hip hop (as a member of Lordz of Brooklyn) and even acts and directs. But…
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