100 artworks in a month

From January 20 through February 20, 2018 I will create 100 artworks on paper and post about them here. The idea behind this project is manifold. One is to move forward with creation and have a deadline that often can propel us forward with more intensity. Other reasons are to develop a stronger concept and share it with you. I would love to hear your feedback. Please send me a note. Comment on Instagram, or FB.

Each piece comes with a story and this is an additional challenge for me since I prefer to live in the realm of the visual and avoid discussing my pieces. The compromise I found is that the writing will actually be a fiction. This part might not be as coherent, but I hope to improve as I brave forward.

I will post more details about the theme and other restrictions I plan to impose for the medium. Looking forward to sharing with you this project and hear your comments.

Ink on paper, 2017

Julia Phillips and Christina Quarles at The Studio Museum in Harlem

If you didn't have a chance to see Fictions exhibitions at The Studio Museum in Harlem it is still open for couple more days. Representing emerging artists from all parts of the country it is as diverse thematically. My attention was caught by the painting of Christina Quarles "A Part of Apart". The dismembered bodies are intertwined and seemingly codependent on each other. The relationship is build within a multidimensional space that is broken by the detailed floral design. The variety of line adds to the visual confusion. So much to explore!

 

A Part Apart by Christina Quarles

On the upper floor is an exhibition by the resident artists. This print by Julia Phillips reminded me of several other pieces made with nylon. Stretched and modified almost to abstraction the material manifests almost like in an animalistic form. Yet the eye shifts back and forth to the recognizable part of the clothing typically worn by women. Playful and dark it is in my favorite category of push and pull.

Expanded by Julia Phillips