Tag: painting
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Albert Contreras
Series of fifteen untitled works, 2002-2005, acrylic on canvas, collection of the USC Fisher Museum of Art, gift of the artist. Photo by Magnus Stark. As if he never stopped, Albert Contreras took up painting once again in 1997, twenty five years following his departure from the artworld. In 1960, Contreras moved to Stockholm, Sweden…
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Art Division’s Newest
Roberto Ortiz sat in a small library in MacArthur Park among a cluster of his peers, recounting the first time he ever sat down in front of a canvas. The entrance blends in with laundromats and markets but if one looks closely, a small banner says “Art Division” above the door. Art Division is the…
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Embodying “20/20: Accelerando”
So far, 2016 has been an exciting year for our featured artist Lita Albuquerque. In addition to 20/20: Accelerando, she has been working on an exhibition for Kohn Gallery, Embodiment, on view through February 26, 2016. Albuquerque’s exhibition at Kohn Gallery consists predominantly of paintings that play with the viewer’s perception. The pigments of color have rare qualities of light…