work explores the intersection of pattern and symbol in Surinamese Maroon culture, the larger African Diaspora, and twentieth-century modernism. He was recently in Carried Over as part of the International Studio & Curatorial Program.
#remyjungerman
Back in May, Debra at Hyperallergic drew our attention to the unexpected beauty of detritus. Specifically, how, through his art, Yuji brings reverence and discipline to the job of living, and acknowledges each human’s durational condition. They are abstract in the sense that compositional decisions are driven by formalist prerogative (they are clearly recognizable materials also).
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Saw below during Uproar which featured lots of NC artists like Jane and Carson.
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#juliagartrell
McKenzie Fine Arts recent “Curvilinear Abstraction” article includes along with Lori and others. Known for abstract hybrids of drawing and painting, Sky’s novel techniques emphasize a deep engagement with materials and mark-making.
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#skypape
is part of Till Human Voices Wake Us at Aidron Duckworth Gallery. Of her work in the show she says she wants “to make a piece that touches and loses touch over, and over, and over, and over.”
#oliviamcleod
Trained as a painter, artist Jo Sandman went on to create experimental drawings, sculpture, and photography during a career that spanned seven decades. Working with dropcloths acquired from “crusty old house painters who had crusty old tarps,” she created what she called drawings or glyphs-perhaps recalling time she spent at Black Mountain College near Asheville. These stained and splattered dropcloths demonstrate her embrace of unconventional materials and desire to explore abstract shapes to express her concept of a poetically visual language. Below is from the Weatherspoon collection.
#josandman
works in a space where intuition overrides control, embracing coincidence to reveal new possibilities through abstract collages, drawings, sculptures, and installations. She shows with 68 Prince Gallery.
#monikazarzeczna
was surprised to see when blogging about Helen that I hadn’t yet touched on Judy’s work (she is also in Destination Earth). There’s often recognizable… stuff in Judy’s work (here is Hyperallergic on Real and Imaginary from last Fall). Sort of like Liz and Jessica. Readers who like this sort of maximalism will also like Sarah’s work.
#judypfaff
is in Destination Earth at Ligenza Moore Gallery (along with Don and Chris and others)
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#helenoleary
Kristina Kay Robinson visits the studio of Matthew, a multidisplinary artist working in New Orleans who repurposes salvaged materials, for Burnaway. The work is composed of recognizable images and objects much like Hunter.
#matthewrosenbeck
Katy at Two Coats of Paint (who is also a painter) compares Rosy’s process to Jack Whitten.
#rosykeyser
Painting After Art is Dead 