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Below are a few artists we'd like to call your attention to this week. |
 Brittain Bright |
 Aposiopesis |
Brittain is an American artist currently based in London. Her photographs are influenced by her background in literature and theatre; each work is a single moment of a story, constructed to invite the viewer to enter into its narrative. She holds a bachelor's degree from Harvard University and an MFA from the Slade School of Fine Art. In her own words "My photographs are stories. They do not contain a narrative, but they offer an atmospheric foundation. When creating a photograph, I rarely begin with an image in my mind—usually the photograph hinges on a hint of a story, an evocative place, a character. I want to create a scene of implication and invitation, and to make the picture an animated thing in itself, not merely a momentary pause of action." |
 Laura Pannack |
 Young |
In Laura's own words "Photography has been my passion for the past 6 years. Engaging with my subjects is essential to me and my experiences with my subjects is an imperative part of the process. I hope to draw my viewer in by allowing them to identify with the subject and form a personal reflection. I have been investigating the world of adolescence and it's complexities. I have been working with young offenders, pupil referral units, schools (including a special needs school) and many young couples. Exploring issues of identity, conformity, love, perception and confusion I hope to represent my subjects without judging them. My aim is to raise issues of how we perceive young people and how little we understand about their identity and their world." |
 M Jesus Hernandez Sanchez |
 mosaico/pantone |
Mr. Sanchez hails from Spain. He attended Licenciada en Bellas Artes, por la universidad de Granada between 1988-1993. He has participated in an extensive number of group and indivdual shows in Spain. |
 Jason Liekhus |
 Phonic Images |
In Jason's words "Art as I see it is a form of communication, and one as complex as any verbal language. It is this theme that I encapsulate in my paintings, of which the mouth is my primary subject. There is a bizarre contrast between the beauty of an utterance and the gnarling mass of flesh and teeth that articulates it. I have discovered the wet spittle of my mouthscapes in buttery thrashes of oil and glaze. My academic tendencies are manifested in a photo-real finish, though painterly allowances are certainly not absent. Themes of movement, time and text are prevalent in my series. Some of my images involve multiple view points to express the linear passage of speech through time. Others sport titles or painted transcriptions that assist in revealing their topic. In all there is an oral nucleus, speaking, biting, kissing or cursing at the viewer." |
 Vitus Shell |
 Slim Crow |
Vitus Shells paintings encompass a depth and intensity usually displayed in the work of artists far past the age of 28. While a student at MCA, the Monroe, La., native traveled and learned more about different cultures and art forms. He attended the National Black Fine Arts Show in 1999 for the first time and received a first hand view of the inner workings of the art world. Other artists he met while at MCA who have continuously inspired him include Brenda Joysmith, George Hunt, and Alonzo Davis. Shell is currently the vice president of NIA, a support organization for young artists based in Memphis, Tenn. To date, he has accumulated an impressive list of achievements, some of which include: participating in exhibits at universities, museums, and private galleries across the country; painting a mural for the National Civil Rights Museums NBA Pioneers exhibit; and being commissioned to do public art by the Memphis UrbanArt Commission. |
 Grace Schwindt |
 Ten Years in Berlin |
Grace Schwindt holds an MA in Fine Art from the Slade School of Fine Art (London), a BA in Photography from University of Westminster, and also studied at the Estonian Academy of Arts in Tallinn. She is the receipient of many awards and has participated extensively in individual and group shows in the UK. |
 Beatrix Reinhardt |
 Club Series |
Beatrix Reinhardt was born in Wolgograd/Russia and grew up in former East Germany. Presently she resides in NYC where she teaches at the College of Staten Island/CUNY. She received her M.F.A. in photography from Illinois State University, her M.A. in Media Studies from the New School for Social Research and her B.A. in New German Literature (minors: linguistics and psychology) from the Freie Universität Berlin. She has taught widely in Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. Reinhardt’s work has been exhibited nationally and internationally. |
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 Donald Fodness |
 Painting and Drawing |
Donald holds a BA in Art History from the University of Illinois / Urbana Champaign and is working on his MFA at the University of Colorado, Boulder. In his own words "I use seemingly benign almost enticing imagery to draw my audience into a layered and unsettling world of complexities. Interwoven within the kitsch and banal I cram the gross, grotesque, obnoxious, and weird. My imagery deals with personal experience, the loss of innocence, abundance, and social imprinting. My work is chalk-full of cliché, visual puns, and juvenile humor. For me this humor operates as a coping mechanism, as well as an ice-breaker." |
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Brian Sherwin, our senior blog editor has been continuing his interview series with artists. Below are a couple of recent highlights. |
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myartspace turns 2 years old today! |
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| On May 17, 2006 myartspace went live. We began as an open community, where artists, collectors, students, teachers and everyone in between could gather and appreciate art. Since then, we've added almost 40,000 new members to our community, carried out almost 400 interviews with exciting people in the art world, played back almost 15 million online galleries and served up more than 20 million ads on the site. Our goal is to continue doubling in size for the next few year, adding new functionality (like the store capability), and making the site easier to use. We strive to remain the premier online social network for the art world! |
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The recent goings-on. |
| > | myartspace introduced "On-Demand" printing capability. Artists can take any image from their image library and create a higher solution digital print for $20 with out special offer (16" X 24"). |
| > | myartspace has released Premium Services for Artists, a series of advanced professional capabilities that will be available for an annual subscription fee. myartspace will remain an open, free community with unlimited uploads, galleries and more. It will also, however, introduce features for artists that want to use the myartspace platform as their primary communication and outreach tool, their eCommerce engine to sell their work and their social link to collectors, critics, and peers.info@catmacart.com |
| > | We've made some improvements and fixed a few bugs around the site. If you spot a bug, please email us at info@catmacart.com with details! |
| > | If you need technical support with the myartspace, please email us at info@catmacart.com |
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that's it ~ have a great week.
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