A 25-Year Collaboration with Stone by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Sculptor T Barny’s fascination with the Möbius strip began long before his career in the arts: in a second grade science class. The Möbius strip, a shape with only one side and one continuous edge, eventually became a 50-year obsession and a symbol for continuity and connection…
Art Spotlight: Ryan M. Schroeder
Nodus Tollens See his work in Vol. IV #10 Oil, enamel, raw pigment, sand, and charcoal on burlap 52″ x 68.5″ I paint abandoned spaces that resonate with me. Some paintings are made perceptually, and others from photographs. However, my main focus is finding a means to visually transmit the dominant psychological feeling of a…
WTP Artist: Kelly Zélen
Sculpting Hidden Emotions with Steel Wool Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Kelly Zélen received her BFA from the New England School of Art and Design at Suffolk University, Boston, MA in 2005. Since then, her sculptures have been exhibited around Massachusetts and New York, including a solo show at Colo Colo Gallery in New Bedford. Jaeger:…
WTP VOl. IV #10
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Site Review: The Studio Visit
Virtual Studio Visit and Critique By Richard Malinsky, arts editor The Studio Visit (TSV) is a web journal of artist interviews, curated by a dedicated team and contributors focused on contemporary visual artists and their individual processes. TSV is based in Washington, D.C., and recently expanded its presence to Berlin, Germany. Many of the artists featured are…
Ginat Salman: Dying Sun
“Do you know the story about the scorpion and the frog?” Video by Ginat Salman Ginat Salman is a 28-year-old photographer from Tel Aviv, Israel, specializing in conceptual portraiture, landscapes, and urban photography. She is currently studying for her Bachelor’s degree at the Minshar College for Photography and Art.
WTP Artist: Gil Desiano Bitton
From Margin to Center Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Gil Desiano Bitton is a painter living in Tel Aviv. He received his MFA from The Faculty of Arts – Hamidrasha at Beit Berl College. Bitton’s work was featured in multiple solo exhibitions in Israel, including The Artists House, Tel Aviv and Sissman Gallery, Tel…
Literary Spotlight: Savannah Thorne
Hurricane Isabel: September 12 See her work in Vol. IV #9 The rain is the marrow in the bones of the house. Storms are letters handwritten in water. I sleep surging in the water of dreams. What drops drops like apples through cold green depths to childhood, to memory, to whatever is unearthed on murky…
Featured Bookmarks: The Arts
November 2016 By Donald Kolberg, Art Bookmarks Editor Monthly link highlights to online resources and websites that seem informative and inspiring for artists or art enthusiasts. Most are free. Suggestions are welcomed. 1. 9 Italian Art Terms You Should Know: I have found that when I visit thrift stores I head to the books looking for—wait for it—art books. No great…
Free Online Portfolios for Visual Artists
Marketing Your Work by Shawn McNulty Shawn McNulty is a contemporary visual artist from Minneapolis, MN, whose work can be found in public and private collections all over the world. There are several high-traffic websites that allow artists to upload work and maintain a free portfolio. As an artist, it’s in your best interest to…
WTP Artist: Daniel Ketelhut
The Vitality of Becoming Interview by Emily Jaeger, Features Editor Daniel Ketelhut is an emerging painter who currently resides in San Diego, California. Ketelhut received a B.A. in Studio Art from San Diego State University. He has participated in the Art Pulse Mentor Program in San Diego, under the mentorship of McLean Emenegger and Peter Frank. Ketelhut’s…
Art Spotlight: Jane Skafte
Oil Spill See her work in Vol. IV #9 Colored pencil 22″ x 28″ I create imaginary landscapes by looking at schematics, aerial views, weather maps and scientific illustration, all of which rely on symbolism more than observation, and I manipulate them to make intentional distortions in proportion…My compositions invite the viewer to observe earth…