Friday 25 November 2016

WATCH IT LIVE

MARK STEBBINS - Along the Jaggies, Among the Seams at WIL KUCEY GALLERY



Clouds Adrift, acrylic and ink on panel, 2016, 12"x9"

Two Brush Painting, acrylic and ink on panel, 2016, 11"x14"
Horizon, acrylic and ink on panel, 2014, 7"x5"

Noise (Generative), acrylic and ink on panel, 2014, 8"x8"

Noise (Impression), acrylic and ink on panel, 2014, 6"x6"

Dissolution, acrylic and ink on panel, 2015, 14"x11"

Tapestry, acrylic and ink on panel, 2014, 7"x5"


Spacial Complex, acrylic and ink on panel, 2015, 18"x18"

Jaggy Flag, acrylic and ink on panel, 2016, 7"x5"


Crossovers, acrylic and ink on panel, 2016, 12"x12"

Workplace Flow, acrylic and ink on panel, 16"x12", 2016
Aurora, acrylic and ink on panel, 2014, 12"x9"


TOP FIVE - Artist AMANDA NEDHAM picks from Abu Dhabi Art


Currently based in Dubai, Amanda Nedham sends us a top five works that caught her attention while visiting the fair this past November 16th-19th, 2016.

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and organized by Abu Dhabi Tourism & Culture Authority (TCA Abu Dhabi), Abu Dhabi Art is a distinctive platform that celebrates the vitality of Abu Dhabi and the ever-changing contemporary art scene. Evolving and adapting to the ongoing development of the cultural landscape in the Saadiyat Cultural District and the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi Art embodies the cultural intrigue and creative ambition that defines the city: its desire to explore and understand the world around us.



1.     Wael Shawky, 'Marionettes': Glass, paint, fabric








2.     Nadia Kaabi-Linke, 'Stretched Perm', 51 Offset prints with human hair on paper








3.     Kader Attia, 'Untitled', front: wood and neon tubes, back: various broken stained glass window







4.     Ali Banisadr, 'Curtain Call', Oil on linen









5.     Sebastiao Salgado, 'Oil Wells'. Gelatin Silver Print



Friday 18 November 2016

Why Are Barns Painted Red?

Smithsonian Magazine

Barns Are Painted Red Because of the Physics of Dying Stars


The simple answer is because red paint is cheap. But why is red paint cheap?

"Red ochre—Fe2O3—is a simple compound of iron and oxygen that absorbs yellow, green and blue light and appears red. It’s what makes red paint red. It’s really cheap because it’s really plentiful. And it’s really plentiful because of nuclear fusion in dying stars"
Check out the article for more info here

Auction Coming up in Toronto.

Mountain Forms, a 1926 Rocky Mountain canvas by Group of Seven founder Lawren Harris, will be sold by Heffel Fine Art Auction House in November. Estimated to sell for between $3 million and $5 million, it could set a record for Canadian art. (Heffel Fine Art Auction House)
Could break records if sold for over $4.6 million, we think it will. Auction is at Heffel Monday Night.

more info at CBC


MITSUO KIMURA at WIL KUCEY GALLERY


Where I am, I Have Known, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 20x16, 2016 

Where I Go I, I Should Never Know, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 20x16, 2016

Anthurium, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 
Camellia, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 

Canna, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 


Forget Me Not, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 

Gardenia, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 

Opium, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 

Peace Lily, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016 
Anthurium, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 14x11, 2016

My Belief Grow, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 24x20, 2016  

Installation shot

Emotional Wave 9, acrylic and ink on paper mounted to board, 20x20, 2016 

MORE INFO WILKUCEYGALLERY.CA



Japanese Museum of Rocks That Look Like Faces

Chinsekikan is the museum, 2 hours outside of Tokyo. It houses over 1700 rocks that resemble human faces. A number of them have been named by the original owner, who passed away in 2010. Sometimes visitors are ask to name them now! More info Spoon & Tamago

"Where are My Teeth" is the name of the centre rock. 





De Kooning Sells for over $66 million at Christie's

Untitled XXV measures 77 inches by 88 inches and is the artist's largest painting.

Christie's auction also sold a Gerhard Richter for $20 million (formerly owned by musician Eric Clapton)


More info at CBC