Xingzi Gu’s “Pure Heart Hall”
“Pure Heart Hall” by Xingu Gu at Lubov Gallery, running from April 27th- July 13 in Chinatown.
26
Aug
Editorial
10
Dec
How To Look At Art: Design Principles
Design principles are terms to communicate how the formal elements are used, and what kind of effect that has on the work and the viewer: balance, rhythm, proportion and scale, emphasis, unity and variety.
03
Dec
How To Look At Art: Formal Elements
Moving past the basics of visual analysis, we can look into the work for the formal elements and the principles of design. The formal elements of art are basic terms we use to communicate visually; line, light, color, texture and pattern, shape, space, and time.
05
Nov
How To Look At Art: Visual Analysis
Alex Katz, Homage to Monet, 2009, via Andrea Rossetti, 2016In the "How To Look At Art" series, Alexandra Kosloski guides readers throug...
25
Apr
How To Buy Art
The paintings that still smelled of fresh oil stick were $1,200 or maybe just an even grand. And Dad and I were in that group of New Yorker insiders, with money to spend, yet none of us, nobody… bought one.
12
Apr
Conscious Darkness: Richard Hambleton (Part 3)
The ravages of good times were catching up with Richard.
05
Apr
Conscious Darkness: Richard Hambleton (Part 2)
Warhol died. Basquiat died. Haring died. Hambleton fell from the ivory tower. The party was over.
28
Mar
Conscious Darkness: Richard Hambleton (Part 1)
He didn’t sign his name. He left a trail of inspired silhouettes in his footsteps for a signature and indeed we called him “Shadow Man”
21
Feb
Style Writing: The Origins and Evolution of a Movement
Nathalie Martin shares the history of style writing through her lens.