one more . . .
because, what a way – to head into the New Year /
especially this New Year – – which seems particularly fraught, uncertain, and complex.
where a lot of the pressing issues – circle around crises of lingering human bio threat – and, increasingly disruptive, future negative / environmental concerns.
JON COWAN, ‘Radiant Void’, 2021
oil and acrylic on linen mounted to on panel.
12 x 9 in.
note: small scale – but, large ‘radiant’ visual – impact.
image via Instagram @good_naked
a tempest in a teapot /
a brief tiny poem – within a slice of sea, a sky, a lake, a landscape . . . of particular beauty /
yet with a cold, odd ambience. and no people.
enveloped by a fan-like measurement ‘chart’ instead of a sky.
potentially ‘coding’ the complete range & scale of the . . EVOLVING ‘FATE’ OF biodiversity / a red leaning color chart / red signifies danger, pink is loving / unfolding above and around the foam, and froth of a living, breathing, plant-filled earth / with earth being subject, to our future-looking ‘choices’, and many other factors / many beyond our control.
where, there’s still room for beauty & hope, but with a sense of dread or entropy / a silent threat, a foreshadow, of impeding trouble / over our natural planet, as we know it.
or . . knew it ?
JON COWAN – ‘RADIANT VOID’ – OPENS TO-NITE !! / FRI DEC 10 / 6 – 8 PM
GOOD NAKED GALLERY / IN THE BROOKLYN-BASED GALLERY – NEW LOWER MANHATTAN / POP-UP SPACE:
72 ALLEN ST, LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC 10002
HRS: OPEN EVERY DAY / 10 – 6 PM
~JON COWAN / ‘RADIANT VOID’ . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 10th, 2021, 10:52am
A ‘RADIANT VOID’ – IN WHICH ART MOVES THROUGH TIME, SPACE, & SOCIAL ERA /
and, still comes up . . . –> RADIANT !!!!
JON COWAN – ‘RADIANT VOID’ – NEW WORK
OPENS FRI DEC 10, 6 – 8 PM
and runs thru . . JAN 16, 2022
GOOD NAKED GALLERY, 72 ALLEN ST., L.E.S., NYC
HRS: OPEN EVERYDAY 10 – 6 PM
GOOD NAKED – IS THE CURATORIAL / EXHIBITION PROJECT OF ARTIST: JACQUELINE CEDAR
JON COWAN, ‘Radiant Void in a Gray Rainbow’, 2021
oil, acrylic, and vinyl on linen mounted on panel
6 in. diameter
Image courtesy: JACQUELINE CEDAR
JON COWAN, ‘A GATEWAY APPEARING in the SKY’, 2021
oil and acrylic on canvas mounted on panel10 x 8 in.
Image courtesy: JACQUELINE CEDAR
JON COWAN, ‘Radiant Void’, 2021
oil and acrylic on canvas mounted to panel
12 x 9 in.
Image courtesy: JACQUELINE CEDAR /
and, the show’s – namesake inspo !!
have you been checking out those dimensions ?
installation shot / ‘Ragiant Void’ – GOOD NAKED GALLERY
Image via Instagram @good_naked
CHECK OUT: GOOD NAKED on Instagram / @good_naked
CHECK OUT: JON COWAN on Instagram / @joncowan
note:
JON COWAN . . . b. 1982 / Temple, Texas
attended The University of Texas at San Antonia where they
earned a BFA in 2006. Cowan currently lives & works in Brookline, MA. / MASSACHUSETTS
~ JON COWAN / ‘RADIANT VOID’ / GOOD NAKED GALLERY / L.E.S. NYC / OPENS FRI DEC 10 |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 9th, 2021, 10:17am
A ‘RADIANT VOID’ . . IN 2 PARTS / FIRST CAME . . . HUDSON, NY
ELIZABETH MOORE FINE ART, WHICH OPENED – FRI DEC 3rd
& THEN, COMES THE LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC
GOOD NAKED GALLERY – OPENING FRI DEC 10th
BOTH RUN THRU . . . JAN 16, 2022.
JON COWAN – ‘RADIANT VOID’ – NEW WORK
DEC 3 – JAN 16, 2022
ELIZABETH MOORE FINE ART, 105 WARREN ST., HUDSON, NY
HRS: THURS-SAT: 11-6 PM / SUN: 12-5 PM / MON: BY APPOINTMENT
see: JON COWAN – ELIZABETH MOORE
JON COWAN . . .
oil & acrylic on canvas / 20 x 16 in.
image via ELIZABETH MOORE FINE ART
JON COWAN, ‘Radiant Void / Hollow Stump’, 2021
oil and acrylic on canvas.
16 x 20 in.
image via Elizabeth Moore Fine Art
JON COWAN, ‘Radiant Void’, (dandelion), 2021
oil and acrylic on canvas.
24 x 20 in.
image via Elizabeth Moore Fine Art
CHECK OUT: ELIZABETH MOORE FINE ART / Instagram @emoorefineart
CHECK OUT: JON COWAN / Instagram @joncowan
note:
JON COWAN . . . b. 1982 / Temple, Texas
attended The University of Texas at San Antonio where they earned a BFA in 2006. Cowan currently lives & works in Brookline, MA. / MASSACHUSETTS
~JON COWAN / ‘RADIANT VOID’ / ELIZABETH MOORE GALLERY, HUDSON NY |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 9th, 2021, 9:58am
A RARE BIRD – TAKES FLIGHT OVER . . . MIAMI
HALEY JOSEPHS, ‘Rare Bird’, 2021
oil on canvas / 80 x 70 in.
image via Instagram @haley.joesphs
on display at . . .
JACK BARRETT GALLERY, NYC / NADA ART FAIR / MIAMI – ICE PALACE FILM STUDIOS
check out: HALEY JOSEPHS / Instagram @haley.josephs
check out: JACK BARRETT GALLERY / Instagram @jackbarrettgallery
from the . . . ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
HALEY JOSEPHS, YALE MFA OPEN STUDIOS, APRIL 2013
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: HALEY JOSEPHS – YALE MFA STUDIO VISIT
HALEY JOSEPHS . . .
at the opening of her solo show: ‘Childhoods End’ / JACK BARRETT GALLERY, LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC
the show ran . . MARCH 1 – April 19, 2020
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH / MARCH 1, 2020 – OPENING
see: HALEY JOSEPHS – ‘CHILDHOODS END’ / JACK BARRETT
JACK BARRETT . . .
at his Gallery / LOWER EAST SIDE, NYC, MARCH 15, 2019
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: JACK BARRETT / SOPHIA NARRETT, PAUL ROUPHAIL, NATHANIEL DE LARGE OPENING – MARCH 15, 2019
~HALEY JOSEPHS / ‘RARE BIRD’ / JACK BARRETT GALLERY / NADA, MIAMI |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | December 3rd, 2021, 9:10am
NOAH BECKER . . . !!
what, IF ?!!!!!
NOAH BECKER, perhaps best known as the publisher of WHITEHOT MAGAZINE.COM /
check out: WHITEHOT MAGAZINE on Instagram / @whitehotmagazine
has an even deeper passion: his own, art !!
he exhibited . . .
a wonderful, twisty narrative, dreamy, screaming painting . . this past Fall, that still – haunts me.
half self-portrait / half shout-out to the . . world.
and, which most definitely . . invoked the vast dark unknown, the unrelenting furies, the very possibly, and near, deep . . scary future / was it a dream ?
that settles on every one of us, in our deepest times.
not to mention: the ‘code’, and power . . of the color: RED.
and, the 3 horsemen / . . . of yore.
NOAH BECKER, ‘Three Figures’, 2021.
acrylic on canvas / 48 x 36 in.
image via FILO SOFI ARTS Instagram / @filosofiarts
it was part of a group show called, ‘What If . .’,
that was mounted by FILO SOFI ARTS, and ran Aug 25 – Oct 3, 2021.
the exhibit was curated by: KaPow & Gaboo / a curatorial & advisory team – founded by:
Gabrielle Dominique Aruta, (owner of Filo Sofi Arts), and Kourosh Mahboubian, (fine art dealer, and advisor).
note: the painting was placed strikingly, on a pink wall – of no small hue (!!)
see: FILO SOFI ARTS on Instagram / @filosofiarts
check out more: ‘What If . . .’ – FILO SOFI ARTS’ – website
‘What If . . .?’ / was a show – which asked us to . . “to consider whether the hypothetical and that which we imagine – might also be part of our reality.”
detail, NOAH BECKER, ‘Three Figures’.
image via FILO SOFI ARTS Instagram / @filosofiarts
detail, NOAH BECKER, ‘Three Figures’.
image via FILO SOFI ARTS Instagram / @filosofiarts
still intrigued, I asked Noah . . . last week, Nov 15 – 20, 2021:
1. What drives you to paint ?
his answer: “Sometimes trauma, but I’m learning to feed off of more healthy feelings. Most people create based on stress or trauma. I’m thinking more about love these days.”
2. Does this (red) painting have a message or narrative ?
his answer: “It’s about distorting nature and enhancing certain colors – so you find yourself in a painting. Nature is usually used more naturalistically. This piece has a naturalistic feeling even with the heightened aspects.”
3. Why is this painting red . . rather than say, blue ?
his answer: “It’s a heightened experience, so the viewer feels the work more electrically – within their subconscious.”
4. What’s your goal here, in this painting ? And/or in life in general ?
his answer: “Sometimes life feels like a waste of energy, and just a waiting period before death. Other times I’ll make something special like this painting, and my love, and excitement for life – is restored.”
from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
NOAH BECKER, with his self-portrait, Lodge Gallery, Lower East Side, NYC.
Nov 7, 2013
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
NOAH BECKER, another self-portrait, this time / in conversation with: JEAN-MICHEL (BASQUIAT).
Lodge Gallery, Lower East Side, NYC.
Nov 7. 2013
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
see: NOAH BECKER – LODGE GALLERY, L.E.S. – artloversnewyork
~NOAH BECKER / ‘WHAT IF . . . ‘ |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 23rd, 2021, 2:03pm
PIX FROM THE OPENING, NOV 12, 2021 – PHOTOS BY KATE CERIGO
BLINN AND LAMBERT /
aka the creative COLLABORATIVE of: NICHOLAS STEINDORF & KYLE WILLIAMS . . . in:
‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – curated by SOUHAD RAFEY
THE AMERICAN ACADEMY of ARTS & LETTERS
the show runs thru . . . JAN 26, 2022
more on the show: ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – American Academy of Arts & Letters
BLINN AND LAMBERT, (NICHOLAS STEINDORF and KYLE WILLIAMS), ‘Dormers’, 2020
Fifty-four archival pigment prints under museum glass . . on a custom wood table of their own making /
21 x 42 x 98 in. / each photo is: 5 x 7 in.
check out: BLINN and LAMBERT on Instagram / @blinn_and_lambert
and, from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
BLINN and LAMBERT / from left: NICHOLAS STEINDORF & KYLE WILLIAMS
‘EDGE of LIGHT’, PLAXALL GALLERY, LONG ISLAND CITY, QUEENS, NY
DEC 3, 2020
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~BLINN AND LAMBERT / ‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’ . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 20th, 2021, 2:13pm
PIX FROM THE OPENING, TUES NOV 9, 2021 – PHOTOS BY KATE CERIGO
JAMES MILLER . . . in:
‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – curated by SOUHAD RAFEY
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
the show runs thru . . JAN 26, 2022
more info: ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – American Academy of Arts and Letters
JAMES MILLER . . .
JAMES MILLER, ‘Lid’, 2019.
acrylic on canvas / 79 x 55 in.
JAMES MILLER . . .
on the right:
‘JAMES MILLER, ‘Receiver’, 2019.
acrylic on canvas / 79 x 55 in.
check out: JAMES MILLER on Instagram / @skinlizard
and, from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
JAMES MILLER, Brooklyn, June 2015
Photo: NANCY SMITH
check out: JAMES MILLER & friends – JUNE 2015 / DEDALUS FOUNDATION / artloversnewyork
where that photo of James, above came from / one of my best photo-shoots ever . . between the art, the people, the venue & the great lighting !! – one of my all-time favs !!
~JAMES MILLER / ‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’ . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 19th, 2021, 2:09pm
PIX FROM THE OPENING, TUES NOV 9, 2021 – PHOTOS BY KATE CERIGO
DREW MILLER has several of his fantastical drawings . . . in:
‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude/’ – curated by SOUHAD RAFEY
The American Academy of Arts and Letters
the show is up thru . . . JAN 26, 2022
more info: ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – American Academy of Arts and Letters
DREW MILLER, ‘Ground Fault’ / colored pencil on paper.
24 x 30 in.
DREW MILLER, ‘Cicada House’ / colored pencil on paper
19 x 22 in.
DREW MILLER, ‘Worms’ / colored pencil on paper.
22 x 23 in.
check out: DREW MILLER on Instagram @drewrileymiller
and, from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
DREW MILLER, NYC. MAY 5, 2016
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~DREW MILLER / ‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’ . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 18th, 2021, 2:24pm
PIX FROM THE OPENING, TUES NOV 9, 2021 – PHOTOS BY KATE CERIGO
MICHAEL HANDLEY . . . in:
‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – curated by SOUHAD RAFEY
American Academy of Arts and Letters
the show runs thru . . . JAN 26, 2022
more info: ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – American Academy of Arts and Letters
MICHAEL HANDLEY, large painting in . . .’How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’?
part of a very ‘existential’ . . installation !!
MICHAEL HANDLEY, installation . . . ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’.
image via Instagram @mchlhndl
see: MICHAEL HANDLEY on Instagram @mchlhndl
and,from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
MICHAEL HANDLEY, and LADY SOULE, Brooklyn, June 2015.
PHOTO: NANCY SMITH
~MICHAEL HANDLEY / ‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’ . . . |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 17th, 2021, 10:46am
SOME PIX FROM THE OPENING, TUES NOV 9, 2021 – PHOTOS BY KATE CERIGO
JOHN SZLASA . . . in:
‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’ – A BIG GROUP SHOW of 46 ARTISTS
CURATED BY SOUHAD RAFEY
AMERICAN ACADEMY of ARTS AND LETTERS, 633 WEST 155 STREET, NY, NY 10032
the show runs thru . . . JAN 26, 2022
HRS:
NOV 12-28 / FRI-SUN 1-5 PM
from thereafter thru . . . JAN 26, 2022 – OPEN BY APPOINTMENT
THE ACADEMY’S curator of 23 years, SOUHAD RAFEY . .
is retiring at the end of 2021 & has . . “organized a farewell exhibit featuring the work of 46 artists
who have supported and collaborated with Souhad during her career in their ‘day job’ at the Academy
as art handlers, museum guards, fine art truckers, and museum colleagues, as a way of honoring them by showcasing their own art work.”
read more & see artist list: ‘How Do I Measure My Gratitude?’ – American Academy of Arts & Letters
Artlovers has run into 5 of those artists over the years, and we are so pleased to showcase their work in the show – on our page – as well !!
JOHN SZLASA, ‘FASTPLANT’, 2020.
polymer modified gypsum cement, pigment acrylic, burlap and construction mesh.
JOHN SZLASA, ‘Untitled (blue, free), 2020.
polymer modified gypsum cement, fiberglass, pigment, and acrylic.
see: JOHN SZLASA on Instagram @johnszlasa
and, from the ARTLOVERSNEWYORK ARCHIVE:
ANTONE KONST, and, on the right . . . JOHN SZLASA.
‘The Socrates Annual 2018’ – Group Exhibit, Socrates Sculpture Park, QUEENS, NY.
March 24, 2019.
Photo: NANCY SMITH
~JOHN SZLASA / ‘HOW DO I MEASURE MY GRATITUDE?’/ AMERICAN ACADEMY of ARTS & LETTERS |
Posted in The Bomb | By Nancy Smith | November 16th, 2021, 4:13pm
