An Interview with Vahakn Arslanian
“While I walk on the street in NYC, I notice different colors of flowers and feel like painting.”
15
Oct
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22
Mar
Norooz
The Trops celebrates an evening of music, poetry, dance and celebration of revival with the spring equinox and Norooz in Little Italy, NYC
07
Mar
Workshop with Kanami Kusajima
Trops Foundation presents a Bohemian Wednesday Workshop with Kanami Kusajima “Let Hair Down”, fundraising for Noto Peninsula Earthquake Relief on on Wednesday, March 6 2024.
04
Jan
Workshop with Ibrahim Kandji
Art, Fashion, Music and Boxing at the Trops Workshop with Papa Ibrahim in NYC.
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.
21
Nov
Keeping The Faith, November 2023
The Trops presents community paintings created live in NYC’s public spaces, representative of the sort of pieces that were done on the walls, streets, and trains that manifested into a global movement. Mark making attached a figurative significance to the individual spirit that guides self-expression in these exhibitive spaces; however, in their original contexts, the art of writing was not necessarily intended as a painting in the western sense of the word. These works, painted by legendary living writers, are contemporary developments of the Style Writing tradition that bring the vitality of the culture into canvas.
02
Nov
On Message Off Grid (March 2022)
On Message Off Grid (March 2022) was an installation of Jona Cerwinske in New York City, presenting works created in situ, showcasing the gallery format as the ultimate studio visit as the artist creates additional works across the streetscapes of NYC.
26
Oct
NYC Parks: FSG Park (Part 4)
“The appeal of FSG Park is in its ephemeral nature but unchanging mission. Visitors can always depend on being impressed by new graffiti, live music, performance, and good energy.”
19
Oct
NYC Parks: Central Park (Part 3)
“Central Park, and all of its features and amenities, demonstrate the intent that designers Olmsted and Vaux had in 1858– to create a social space where New Yorkers could come together to connect with nature and enjoy arts and culture. “