Source Colossal   In late 19th-century London, the famed writer and ostentatious dandy Oscar Wilde initiated a trend that, as trends often do, flourished into a life of its own. Wilde wore a green carnation—the typically pink petals were dyed with arsenic—to the theater, prompting questions about what the oddly colored boutonniere symbolized. This was the…

Source Artsy Shark  Pricing alone doesn’t determine how your work is perceived, or whether buyers feel confident enough to say yes. The post Sell Art to Luxury Buyers by “Positioning Up” appeared first on Artsy Shark.

Source Colossal   Across frameworks devised from vintage potholder looms, Hudson Valley-based artist Pam Connolly weaves personal family narratives and explores notions of home. “I grew up in the 1960s in a typical, post-war suburban neighborhood in New Jersey,” she says. “My parents owned a furniture store that was at the center of our family’s universe—everything…

Source Juxtapoz Magazine – Juxtapoz Magazine – Home  Charlie James Gallery is pleased to present Glenn Hardy Jr.: Building Identities Through Style, the Washington, DC-based artist’s third exhibition with the gallery. With this show, Hardy examines how identity is read, evaluated, and negotiated through appearance—how clothing, hair, and presentation become social shorthand for character, belonging,…

Source Colossal   For Kiana Calloway, the brick wall became a green screen for theatrical performances and football games. For Sunny Jacobs, meditation brought her to a lush patch of grass and her children’s rooms at bedtime. And for Frank De Palma, 22 years without a mirror meant he didn’t recognize the man who finally emerged…

Source Colossal   Otherworldly riverine landscapes unfold beneath green clouds, and uncanny caverns are dotted with cotton candy-like shrubs in the surreal oil paintings of Gabe Benzur. With color forefront in his mind, the Brooklyn-based artist’s compositions teeter between representation and imagination. He begins by creating scenes digitally, then transfers the renderings into drawings, followed by…

Source Colossal   Known for large-scale installations incorporating a range of objects like metallic emergency blankets and orange traffic cones, SpY prompts us to not only see our surroundings differently but also to immerse ourselves in his otherworldly interpretations of space and light. A recent work titled “Divided” towered over a public thoroughfare amid skyscrapers in…

Source Artsy Shark  Artist Debbie Gallerani pulls from a tapestry of influences to create her charming portfolio of whimsical paintings. The post Featured Artist Debbie Gallerani appeared first on Artsy Shark.