Geometric Abstraction
Interview with Mara Ruehl
O-A: What is art to you? Is creating an urge, necessity or maybe an incontournable, essential way of life? Mara Ruehl: Art begins where words fail. That is why I feel it as necessity to implement topics that are important for me in such a way, that communication and examination of these topics can take […]
Cristine Calow – visiting artist’s studio
Horacio Carrena studio visit
Interview with Dagmar Maini
O-A: What is art to you? Is creating an urge, necessity or maybe an incontournable, essential way of life? What wouldn’t you do without art? What did you discover, achieve with it? Dagmar Maini: My art is an archive of my thoughts, life and events. It’s like my journal. It’s a way I communicate my […]
Daniil Alikov – visiting artists studio
Interview with Catherine Guinot
O-A: What is art to you? Is creating an urge, necessity or maybe an incontournable, essential way of life? Catherine Guinot: Pictorial practice has gradually become an essential part of my life; more than a means of expression, it’s almost a necessity! All my different kinds of artworks have a story into which you may […]
Yvette Kaiser Smith – laser-cut art
From crocheted fiberglass to laser-cut acrylic sheet. In November 2015, I began planning repairs on the front wall of my studio. One problem led to another and I was unable to use the space where all the fiberglass work happens for a full year and a half. Mid 2016, I was introduced to a laser […]
Yvette Kaiser Smith – Crocheted fiberglass and math structures
How did your signature process of crocheting fiberglass begin? Yvette Kaiser Smith: In 1992, first quarter of MFA school, I started making sculpture that dealt with abstracting narratives of identity, constantly trying new materials, never committing to one. Sheet metals, wood, wire, rawhide, beeswax. In 1994, for my MFA show, I used fiberglass matt, fiberglass […]
Yvette Kaiser Smith – math art
From laser-cut acrylic assemblage to mixed media on acrylic sheet. Majority of my past works are indoor, wall-based, crocheted fiberglass constructions. In 2016, I was introduced to a laser cutter and have since focused on developing a body of wall-based works, using laser-cut acrylic sheets separated by vinyl spacers. . The crocheted fiberglass work utilizes […]
Interview with Daniil Alikov
O-A: What is art to you? Is creating an urge, necessity or maybe an incontournable, essential way of life? Daniil Alikov: First of all, to me art is a way to get a guaranteed pleasure. I enjoy dealing with physical materials like canvas, paint, paper, water, wood etc. I enjoy self direction and artistic challenges […]
Interview with Ilaria Lac
O-A: What is art to you? Ilaria Lac: Art is a necessity and contemporary an expression of who I am. There can be no difference between what I am and what I do. LAC ( The Italian initials of Libertà – Amore – Carità. Freedom, Love and Charity ) is a name that I chose […]