Tag: Drawings
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Habib Hajallie's Meticulous Ballpoint Pen Drawings Examine the Depths of Emotion
In ballpoint pen on found fragments of philosophical and historical texts, Habib Hajallie delves into the emotional realm of memory, connection, and loss. The Kent-based artist often celebrates Black cultural figures and beloved family members, along with examining his own personal experiences as a British man of Sierra Leonean and Lebanese heritage. In his current read more
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Anarchic Cats Are Ensnared in Chaos in Léo Forest's Dynamic Drawings
Feline antics are notoriously chaotic. “The cat is, above all things, a dramatist,” author and Egyptologist Margaret Benson is to have said. Sacred to ancient Egyptians, domestic cats share more than 95% of their genetic makeup with tigers, and they can leap five times their height and turn into veritable spring mechanisms when startled. Also, read more
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The Drawings of Femke Hiemestra Depict Fairy Tales with Looming Consequences – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Animals are the primary subjects of Hiemstra’s works, with dogs and cats slated as her favorites and thus reoccurring most often. In art, like literature, animals can challenge perceptions of reality exhibiting an uncanny resemblance to the behaviors of their human counterparts. Hiemstra explains, “I find animals with all their different shapes and forms very read more
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IFPDA Print Fair Draws Record Crowds as Expansion Into Drawings Gets a First Test
The2026 edition of the annual IFPDA Print Fairclosed Sunday with record attendance and strong sales, offering an early look at what happens when a fair built on prints starts to stretch beyond them. Held at thePark Avenue Armory, this year’s edition drew more than 21,000 visitors over four days, including roughly 5,000 on opening night, read more
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John Altoon’s Fever Dream Drawings
Art Review After a stint in 1950s New York, the LA-based artist abandoned abstraction and painting in favor of dreamlike, sexually charged drawings. John Yau February 16, 2026 — 3 min read John Altoon, “Untitled (ABS-52)” (1965), airbrush, pastel, and ink on board (all images courtesy Franklin Parrasch Gallery) I first saw John Altoon’s paintings read more
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The Best Booths at Feria Material, Including Drawings by the Choreographer for Bad Bunny and Lorde
For a little over a decade, Feria Material has brought together emerging and midsize galleries from across Mexico and Latin America, as well as the US and Europe, whose programs tend toward the experimental. Now in its 12th edition, the fair has gained a strong following, making it more than just a satellite to the read more
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Subtle: The Graphite Drawings of Ozabu – Hi-Fructose Magazine
Ozabu captures the minutiae of the body– the lines in the palm of a hand, the slight crease in the middle of the rib cage– but she leaves the emotions conveyed, and the story told, up to the viewer. What’s stunning about Ozabu’s portraits is the way she connects humanity and nature. You’ll notice the read more
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