This past summer I participated in Graham Nickson’s Drawing Marathon at the New York Studio School (NYSS) in June (June 6-17th). NYSS originated in 1963, and offers an in depth certificate program and MFA degrees in painting, drawing or sculpture. NYSS resides on West 8th St, NYC, in a building that was the original home … Continue reading
Get to know our authors through the new Contributor Series. A group of short posts from Proximity Arts members. Allow us to share our work and our thoughts on making work with you. Beverly Ryan has a lot going on she is an Art League instructor, Torpedo Factory Artist and student. Recently she sat down … Continue reading
American painter, Terry Winters, explores the connection between nature, science and painting. Winters has stated, “everyone understands abstraction. All our lives are abstract.” Over the years, his work has featured linear images of grids, graphs, circles, and geometric forms usually layered in ways that create a sensation of structure and deep space. Winters’ investigations into … Continue reading
For those truly interested in the creative process and desire an inside look at the mind of the artist, FIRST/shift/THIRD is a show not to be missed. The Milk Crate Gallery in Frenchtown, New Jersey opened the show on January 3rd to a packed house. Crowds and conversations spilled out onto Race street. Visitors mingled … Continue reading
Drones have found their way into my art production. The same has happened to other artists. The Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College http://dronecenter.bard.edu presents several artists who use drones in politically tinged art or in artistic explorations of new technology. Superflux Lab a design practice based in London and Ahmedabad, … Continue reading
Looking around my town as I move through the streets, I spy the linearity of an older community. The overhead electrical lines, telephone poles and cables are a wonderful tangle of aging technology and shapes. I take photographs as I am sitting at red lights in my car or out walking… Continue reading
PROXIMITY [prox·im·i·ty] nearness in space, time, or relationship. This October the New Leaf Club hosted a group of nine artists… Continue reading
