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Category Archives: Collage
Cultural Connections to the Land
In less than a quarter century, D&R Greenway Land Trust of Princeton has preserved more than 50,000 acres in the heart of the most densely populated state. To put this in perspective, all of Manhattan Island is just under 15,000 … Continue reading
Posted in Central NJ Art, Collage, Environment, fiber art
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Translating Nature
At last! Someone has finally found a use for knitting, that entanglement of yarn often used to create ill-fitting sweaters. Multimedia artist Joy Kreves uses knitting to create components for her wall-size installations — her fibrous masses look like a … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract art, Central NJ Art, Ceramic Art, Collage, Contemporary Art, fiber art, mixed media
Tagged biography of a moth, Carolyn Edelmann, D&R Greenway, electron madness, electron revolt, Erdman Gallery, Ewing, Frenchtown, Harry Naar, Joy Kreves, knitting, Lawrence NJ, lawrenceville, Rider University, Silva Gallery, solastalgia, translating nature, Trenton City Museum
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Open Laboratory
Last week, while visiting the Princeton University Art Museum to write about the Pictures of Pictures exhibit curated by Joel Smith, I ran into Lucy Graves McVicker. (Read more about her here.) Not only is she an extraordinary artist, but … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract art, Central NJ Art, Collage, Watercolor, Workshops
Tagged Fran Franklin, garden state watercolor society, joel smith, lucy graves mcvicker, Maxwell Nimeck, Norma Griffith, pictures of pictures, Princeton, princeton adult school, princeton shopping center, Princeton University, Princeton University Art Museum, Suzanne Hunt
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Art for Contemplation Sake
Contemplation, concept, craftsmanship and composition — those are the “four Cs” juror Kenneth Kaplowitz used in selecting artwork for Gallery 125’s exhibit Art for Art’s Sake opening April 9, 6-9 p.m., and running through June 3. Mr. Kaplowitz is a … Continue reading
Posted in Central NJ Art, Collage, Emerging artists
Tagged Gallery 125, Kat Block, Kenneth Kaplowitz, The College of New Jersey
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Hawaiian Hula Ladies
A series of large-scale watercolors of the trunks of trees and mandala-inspired quilts in saturated hues are the latest explorations into luminous color and harmonic design by artist Kate Graves, which will be on exhibit in the ground floor exhibition … Continue reading
Broken Heart
Only Faith Ringgold merits two blog posts in a row. Here we are, on the cusp of Valentine’s Day, and limited-edition prints of Ms. Ringgold’s “Somebody Stole My Broken Heart” are being made available at the Hunterdon Museum in Clinton. … Continue reading
Dawn of a New Era
Here’s a new year wish from Rajie Cook, the designer responsible for the universal symbols. You see his artwork every time you search for the restroom at the airport. Those little black figures, one with a skirt and one with … Continue reading
Posted in Bucks County, Collage, Contemporary Art, mixed media
Tagged 1984, American Institute of Graphic Arts, Ansel Adams, cook and shanosky, department of transportion, design, DOT, emmett gowin, graphic design, Joseph Cornell, Mercer County Community College, newtown, Pennsylvania, Pratt, presidential award to design excellence, Princeton Artists Alliance, rajie cook, ronald reagan, signs and symbols, taxi, toilet, universal symbols, washington crossing
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Hand’s On
Over the weekend, I indulged in a two-day intensive workshop with Isaiah Zagar who, thanks to a recent film about him by his son and a CNN feature, is experiencing a new wave of popularity. Zagar, 70, has been encrusting … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract art, Ceramic Art, Collage, Folk Art, Found Art, Mosaic, Murals, Philadelphia, Public Art, Workshops
Tagged broken mirror, Isaiah Zagar, Mosaic, Philadelphia, street art, tile
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Positively Phillips’ Mill
“Mr. Dylan,” a mixed media work by John Nebesney of Princeton, has won the Hughes Award to an Artist Exhibiting at Phillips’ Mill For the First Time. The prestigious 80th Annual Phillips’ Mill Juried Art Exhibition is the first and … Continue reading
Posted in Abstract art, Bucks County, Bucks County Impressionism, Central NJ Art, Collage, Contemporary Art, Emerging artists, landscapes, Pastel, Plein Air, Sculpture, Watercolor
Tagged Bob Dylan, Delaware Valley, Jonathan Shahn, Mel Leipzig, New Hope, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Phillips' Mill
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Dumpster Diving
Everything Rebecca Kelly creates exudes a wonderful sense of whimsy and pathos (at left, her mixed media work, “Sad Clown”). This multitalented woman is a storyteller, teacher, artist, and now curator. She has put together transFORMation: Art Made from Recycled … Continue reading
Posted in Book Arts, Bucks County, Collage, fiber art, Found Art
Tagged artmobile, assemblage, bobby hansson, Bucks County, bucks county community college, carol cole, dumpster dive, ellen sall, hicks art center, leo sewell, philadelphia dumpster divers, rebecca kelly, recycled, transformations
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