Bozic at Liner

Posted on November 16, 2012November 14, 2012 by Jake

I first discovered Tiffany Bozic during Armory Week, a couple of years ago. I am a huge fan of her work. She is currently showing at Joshua Liner until December 1. I previously mentioned what a sucker I am for art involving birds. Bozic heavily incorporates birds in her work. She describes herself as having grown up observing the intricacies of nature. In her paintings she juxtaposes those intricacies in a way that is extremely interesting and has a very unique aesthetic quality (in my opinion). If you can’t make it over to Liner to see in person, check out the set here.

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portraits made from scribble lines, by ayaka ito

Posted on November 14, 2012November 14, 2012 by Jake

I absolutely love these scribble drawing portraits by Akaya Ito. I’m not 100% sure how this was done. I just know that the images are are composites of photographic portraits and scribble lines merged with some sort of 3D Flash program. I think that the work is both genius and beautiful. I see so much art that has been digitally modified to the point that it is no longer appealing to me. In this instance, my opinion is that Ito found the perfect balance of digital manipulation of the subject without losing the integrity of the final work.

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Josh Keyes ‘Circus and the Sea’

Posted on November 12, 2012November 13, 2012 by Jake

One of my favorite contemporary artists, Josh Keyes, just opened a show in Seattle last week. The name of the show is ‘Circus and the Sea.’ His paintings incorporate realistic looking images of wildlife, with surrealist environments. Here is how the press release describes his style:

Keyes’ style is reminiscent of the diagrammatic vocabulary found in scientific textbook illustrations that often express, through a detached and clinical viewpoint, an empirical representation of the natural world. Assembled into this virtual stage set are references to contemporary events along with images and themes from his personal mythology. Josh Keyes’ work is a hybrid of eco-surrealism and dystopian folktales that express a concern for our time and the Earth’s future.

If I was in Seattle I would definitely check it out.

Josh Keyes
The Circus and The Sea
November 9 – December 1 2012
Roq La Rue Gallery
Seattle, Washington

Here is one of my favorite pieces by Keyes that he painted and sold prints of to raise money for the gulf oil spill (not a part of his current show). I mean, sharks and fire? Not sure how that could be topped–

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