Author: Seraphina Calder

Lauren Naomi is a fourth-generation floral crafter whose artistic language is predominantly made up of hand-sculpted clay petals. With a background in psychology and art, she holds degrees in both fields, which she skillfully combines in her work. Her creations, which include sculptures, paintings, and arrangements of thousands of clay petals, are often wall-hung, suspended, or free-standing structure Naomi’s work seeks to marry art, education, imagination, and social change, abstractly illustrating various facets of self and self-in-world. She is particularly interested in how individuals react and respond internally and externally to stimuli. Her recent pieces have focused on sculpting out…

The Portland Museum of Art (PMA) in Maine is cutting 13 positions due to the lingering financial impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, local media reports. The layoffs will include salaried and part-time employees, as museum management seeks to reduce the nearly 70 percent of its operating budget devoted to salaries. “The museum has been fortunate to receive ERC credits and PPP loans to sustain staff and programmatic growth for unprecedented times, but the multi-year positive impact of this support will soon expire,” the WFP said in a statement. “As costs remain high and unpredictable, the real and lingering negative effects…

Bernard C. Meyers, an American abstract contemporary artist and master printer, is known for his unique exploration of the intersections between photographic realism and abstract expressionism. His work has been featured in gallery, museum, and institutional solo exhibitions, as well as in library and private collections nationwide. With an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology in traditional printmaking, Meyers has honed his craft to create art that evokes a sense of nostalgia and memory. He is particularly interested in images that inspire eidetic memories, such as his father’s hand tools or his grandmother’s kitchen utensils. His work serves as…

In the world of art, where expression knows no bounds, there emerges a voice that echoes the essence of the artist’s soul. Keith McHugh, an artist with a penchant for authenticity, unveils the door to his heart and the key to hidden aspects of his being through his unique artworks. McHugh’s artistic journey is one marked by an appreciation for the purposeful design of life. In his own words, “Everything has a design for a purpose,” a philosophy that transcends his creative endeavors. The artist invites viewers to explore the depths of his self-educated artistic venture, a path he deems…

During the upcoming Frieze Los Angeles art fair later this month, Christie’s will collaborate with the Andy Warhol Museum to mount a small show of eight of the pop artist’s famous “Screen Test” films. The Christie’s Beverly Hills space will feature films featuring model Edie Sedgwick, collector Jane Holzer, filmmaker and actor Dennis Hopper, Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed and others. The exhibition will run from February 27 to March 14. The “Screen Tests” are among Warhol’s most famous works. In each one, a person walks in front of Warhol’s camera and stays there for minutes on end, looking back…

In 2021, the Museum of Modern Art in New York returned a valuable 1913 Marc Chagall painting to the heirs of a prominent German gallerist, settling a legal claim over disputed ownership of the work. Although the return took place a short time ago, it was not known until a New York Times report on court records related to an ongoing legal dispute between the heirs and an outside investigative firm. As part of the deal in 2021, the museum received a fee of $4 million in exchange for the return of Chagall’s work. About Vitebsk (1913). The museum agreed…

We have eagerly anticipated Yee Wong‘s solo show, Forever Bloom, and the moment has finally arrived. The exhibition is at Privé, situated in the heart of the trendy New York art scene—the Lower East Side—where art legends like Jean-Michel Basquiat and Keith Haring once worked. What makes this artistic journey even more intriguing is Yee Wong’s collaboration with the renowned art advisor/art dealer, Catiana Van Dinh, and Privé’s Art Director, Katie Mangurian. Catiana Van Dinh is a passionate connoisseur immersed in the world of contemporary investment-grade art. Trained at the Sotheby’s Art Institute, she closed millions of dollars of sales…

This year, instead of hosting her famous pre-Oscar party at her Los Angeles home during awards season (I have a weakness for entertaining, she said The New Yorker in november), Larry Gagosian will return to his roots. Not as an enterprising Los Angeles con artist selling framed posters on Broxton Avenue in Westwood, but as the dealer who first brought Jean Michel Basquiat’s work to collectors outside of New York. In March, the Gagosian Gallery in Los Angeles will open “Made on Market Street,” the first exhibition comprised only the work done by Basquiat in the early 1980s in the…

Andy Warhol, the iconic figure of the Pop Art movement, was renowned for his innovative approach to art and his fascination with celebrity culture. Throughout his career, Warhol was known to have several muses who inspired his work, but perhaps none were as influential and enduring as Edie Sedgwick. Edie Sedgwick, an American socialite and actress, captured Warhol’s attention with her unique blend of beauty, charisma, and tragic allure. Born into a wealthy family, Sedgwick was drawn to the bohemian lifestyle of New York City’s art scene, where she quickly became a fixture at Warhol’s famed studio, The Factory, in…

More than 5,000 murals across the UK will be digitally recorded as part of an ambitious new initiative led by arts education charity Art UK, which will add street artwork to its free public database.Some of Banksy’s works, which are spread across the country in places like Brighton and Bristol, should be included (Art UK’s database already includes some of the street artist’s elusive works, including one from 2021). Convict escaping from Reading Prison which shows a prisoner escaping from the now-defunct prison). Works from Northern Ireland, where some of the UK’s most notable murals can be found, are also…