Toshi Yoshida (Japanese, 1911-1995)
Sea Gull of Antarctic
Giuliano Cardella Tecnica mista su carta
Gustave Moreau (French, 1826-1898)
Salome receives the head of John the Baptist as a reward for dancing for King Herod.
The Apparition in various versions, circa 1875
Untitled, Helen Frankenthaler
Medium: acrylic,board,canvas
https://www.wikiart.org/en/helen-frankenthaler/untitled-1982
Kidlat’s “The Red House” at Stephanie Chefas Projects.
Opening Friday, December, 2018 at Stephanie Chefas Projects in Portland, Oregon is Filipino artist Kidlat’s solo exhibition, “The Red House.”
The work of Filipino street artist Mark Copino, who goes by the pseudonym “Kidlat” (“Lightning” in English), is inspired by social realities, narratives of resilience, and the blend of historic cultural fragments. He is known for creating dream-like, minimalist stencil graffiti, evocative of American contemporary artist Logan Hicks, wherein vibrant color is added to a broad monochromatic space, evoking a subtle sense of hope. Kidlat’s work breaks free from the traditional Filipino artists who historically favored painting pastoral and peasant scenes with folkloric themes. His individual contemporary identity, while distinctly Filipino, emerges from practicing art in the streets where experimentation can flourish without strict rules.
In “The Red House,“ Kidlat has created contemporary minimalist imagery of typical Filipino children in his neighborhood with only a few domestic elements immediately visible to the eye. Each piece contains symbols including animals that express the ambiguities of history and culture that affect the quality of life for his generation and the younger. Some of his work reflects the reality of inequality and other lingering effects of centuries of colonialism and repression manifested in the daily lives of Filipino children.
“Saturate” 6 x 6in, acrylic on canvas now on sale for the holiday season from my online gallery store. Shop Cara Gonier on squareup.
