Weekly contributions to Escape Into Life
If you’ve been an Artsy Forager reader for some time, you’ve probably noticed my attraction to art with a vintage spin. This week’s Artist Watch over on Escape Into Life is no exception! Like Amy Pleasant, Jhina Alvarado also takes her artistic inspiration from old photographs, lending them an anonymity by “black-barring” the faces. Love!
Bright vibrant color? Check. Painterly drips and texture? Check. Expressionistic composition? Check. The work of Diana Delgado encompasses all my favorite abstract art elements. Check out my Artist Watch feature on her work over on Escape Into Life today!
The work of multi-talented artist, art-director, illustrator, etc. etc., Wayne White spoke directly to my cheeky-art-lovin’ little heart when I first saw it on The Jealous Curator. Witty, thought-provoking messages painted over vintage reproductions? Brilliant. See some of my faves over on Escape Into Life today!
You may remember photographer Scott Newett’s Solo Man image from my Art to Inspiration post last week. It’s really one of the most striking images I’ve seen in a long time. While perusing his website, I was struck by how carefully composed each image is, like a still from a Wes Anderson movie scene. I couldn’t help but feature him over on Escape Into Life today. This hipster had me at hello.
Tracy Geilbert at Gallery Orange in New Orleans has a fantastic eye for art. It isn’t any wonder that many of my faves have come from her gallery or made their way into it! Today on Escape Into Life, I’m featuring an incredible young figurative artist, Aaron Reichert, whose work can be seen in person at Gallery Orange. I think you’ll love his graphic portraits!
There are certain artists’ work that I am just dying to see in person.. Yellena James’ work is definitely near the top of that list! But since I’m far away from anywhere she’s currently exhibiting, today I’m settling for featuring her over on Escape Into Life. Head on over and check out her amazingly beautiful drawings!
The work of South African artist Karin Miller caught my eye on Pinterest and I was blown away after visiting her website. Check out the examples of her work I’m featuring over on Escape Into Life today!
Sorry for the reposting, turns out there was a little hiccup with EIL last week and Sean’s work didn’t get posted last Tuesday! Uh oh. So you’ll find it on EIL today!
There are artists whose work just sticks with me. I still remember when I first saw the work of Sean Mahan, way back during my gallery days in Florida. We all loved his work, but it wasn’t quite the right fit for the more conservative, corporate-ish gallery I was working in. So when I happened to see his work featured over on The Art Cake, I was super excited for him. He has such a unique style and vision, I just had to share his work with the Escape Into Life readers today. Please take a little jaunt over to EIL to see more!
Sean Mahan on Escape Into Life
PS– I know I usually post twice on Tuesdays, but since things have been sooo hectic lately, this will be my only post today. Hope to have blog life back to normal next week!
There are certain galleries that I’ve found are treasure troves of artists whose work appeals to me. Skidmore Contemporary in Los Angeles is one of my go-to galleries for fantastic contemporary realism. So far, I’ve featured three of their artists and more to come. Today’s Artist Watch feature on Escape Into Life is the latest Skidmore artist whose work captured me, Dennis Ziemienski. So retro, so fresh, so California.
I love it when fans of an artist’s work remind me to feature them! So of course, I had a V-8ish slap-myself-on-the-forehead moment when the Managing Editor at Escape Into Life saw me post on Twitter about Christina Baker’s work and reminded me how awesome it would be to feature her over there.
Please go over and take a look!