Art Hound

These fanciful collages are by Stockholm-based Turkish artist Hale Gungor Oppenheimer. The washes of watercolor only give a faint impression of the landscape (which appears suburban but with wild animals passing through) and leave much to the imagination, along with the artist’s curious touches.

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Anne Siems‘ work is quite unmistakable. The artist takes many cues from European Masters – the dignified poses, fine details, dramatic landscapes and the overarching pursuit of classical beauty. Anne’s paintings are special because of their delicacy – a traditional feminine delicacy taken to a fanciful level with some unexpected, modern twists.

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Vancouver artist Jessica Bell is a personal favorite of mine. Her work is a response to the profoundly beautiful Pacific Northwest landscape, and she fluently navigates a range of media, from collage and painting to textile assemblage and most recently knitting. It is always a joy to see her latest creations. If you are also a fan of Jessica’s work, take note: her (house) series Vessels will be available on Buy Some Damn Art starting Feb. 19th.

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It was a very nice surprise to come across the work of well-traveled Korean artist Kyu Hwang. These paintings are large; the first, Whale with four eyes, is 76 inches wide.

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Beautiful, serene work by French artist Marie Lelouche. Lelouche specializes in blown-glass and porcelain which she likes to juxtapose with raw materials. Geometry and precision are clearly very important to the artist which is something I strongly relate to.

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“Sans Tire (Still Life Landscape), is made of a wall drawing and a sculpture-installation inspired by Chuseok, the harvest celebration, one of the most important festivals in Korea. During this occasion, families carefully set out on a small table a pile of food for their forefathers. The title of the piece underlines the aesthetic impression of this view that, in fact, could remind a still life painting. On the Gallery walls pastel lines are horizontally drawn, a thin shade that evokes the typical celadon (pale green) in Korean landscapes and ceramics.” – Positive Magazine

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Carts, a colorful, mixed-media series by Amy Wilson Faville is based on actual shopping carts of the homeless in San Francisco’s Mission District. Without the real-life grittiness (the bags of garbage, salvaged junk and smells), the carts in Amy’s series reveal unexpected beauty in the melange of color, pattern and shapes.

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