“I called some paintings perspectives but I’m not interested in perspective; I called some butterflies but I don’t think they are butterflies; I call my sculptures masks but they are not masks.” —Mark Grotjahn
Mark Grotjahn’s Pink Cosco at Gagosian
A Certain Afterglow at SEEDS London
Functionality and art’s use value bring art and design intricately linked together. The domestic and our relationship with art in lived environments implies that we surround ourselves with objects which inspire us and in turn give away our interests and taste. Without a doubt, art defines our identity. Also, in the most mundane daily activities like eating, seating or reading we can find joy, drama, glimpses of the surreal or, why not, peculiar challenges through the objects themselves that we use.
Artist in Focus: Francis Upritchard
Art from the Middle East: Under the Middle Eastern Spell – Part II
“The only way to really understand history is to think of the individuals. To dig into their personal life. As an artist and story teller, what I do is to understand personal stories and take them to public platforms.”—Dor Guez
Art from the Middle East: Under the Middle Eastern Spell – Part I
It’s all about you
Art makes me feel. Art cracks open a fissure, which I love to delve into with further information from the artist, where it stands in art history, the context of the work’s production… but that comes after. First and foremost, art makes me feel. Sometimes it gives me profound calm and peace, other times it energizes me and feels like a fire ball in my body. Some works stand as a memento of that trip or that time when… and other works feel like an intellectual challenge I want to face head-on. What is your story?