Tag: Boundaries

  • Szilveszter Makó's Surreal Photographs Reconstruct the Boundaries of Portraiture

    Szilveszter Makó’s enigmatic photographs carry layers of mystery and introspection. Standing inside curious block-like backdrops and lain against two-dimensional fields of color and texture, his subjects seamlessly meld into stories in which every detail carries intention. Taking inspiration from art history, the Milan-based artist references Surrealism and grotesque art through his use of chiaroscuro effects read more

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  • Bruno Pontiroli Tests the Boundaries of Familiarity in His Uncanny Wildlife Paintings

    “Imagine a world based on a different logic; a universe comprised of the absurd and paradoxes,” prompts Bruno Pontiroli, whose paintings explore the sometimes grotesque tension between the familiar and the uncanny. The artist is known for his absurdist paintings of animals with overly long legs, contorted bodies, or myriad mutant-like heads or limbs. They’re read more

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  • Salon 94’s Alissa Friedman on Coming Home, Cultural Lag, and Why Art’s Boundaries Are Disappearing

    Editor’s Note:This story is part ofNewsmakers, an ARTnews series featuring conversations with the figures shaping how the art world is changing right now. For Alissa Friedman, returning to Salon 94 was a homecoming. After more than a decade of helping to shape the gallery’s identity, Friedman left when founder Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn joined forces with read more

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