Artist of the moment……..Ingrid Calame

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Ingrid Calame is an American abstract painter. Ingrid Calame was born in the Bronx, New York in the year 1965. Her work is loosely is based on cartography, the art of making maps.

In this fantastic interview Ingrid Calame talks about how she found her style:

Calame earned a B.F.A. from the State University of New York at Purchase. The artist went on to post graduate studies earning a M.F.A. from the California Institue for the Arts at Valencia.

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The artist often paints with enamels on aluminum.

Calame found her abstract style early in her career. Her first series of critically acclaimed work was based on spilled paint in her studio. Another recurring theme in her work is a mortality.

In this clip a brief look at a work based on a skid mark left at the Indianapolis Speedway:

The artist is now based out of Los Angeles, California.

Calame has works in many prestigious collections including the Whitney Museum located in New York City, and the Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art.

Below the artist shares with us a commission from 2016:

Ingrid Calame has great style of abstract painting. She does a great job at portraying the abstract shapes we see in our daily lives. Works based on paint spills and tire skidmarks, what a great mind at work!

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Artist of the moment……..Elaine Lustig Cohen

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Elaine Lustig Cohen was one of the most successful designers in history. Elaine Lustig Cohen was born in Jersey City, New Jersey in the year 1927. Elaine Lustig Cohen was a painter, printmaker, sculptor, and collage artist.

The artist’s mother encouraged her daughter in her artistic pursuits. Her mother paid for her to take drawing classes, and also helped to pay for her college tuition. Elaine Lustig Cohen attended Tulane University.

She met her first husband, Alvin Lustig who was 12 years older than she, whilst she was an intern at the Modern Institute of Art located in Los Angeles, California.

After Alvin died in 1955 from complications from diabetes, she completed some commissions on her own and found a new career as a designer. She specialized in producing signs for buildings, book covers, and museum covers.

Below a great inteview with Elaine Lustig talking about her late husband Alvin Lustig:

Elaine Lustig married a gentleman named Arthur Cohen in 1956. Arthur Cohen had chosen her to produce covers for the Meridian Book Company which he owned. Her husband would eventually sell the book publishing company and found a rare bookstore that was one of the first to sell imported European items. The store was an overwhelming success.

In this clip we view an interview with Elaine Lustig Cohen that took place 2015:

Elaine Lustig Cohen passed away on October 4th of 2016. She was 89 years of age.

When the artist painted she worked in acrylics, gouache, and oils.

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://elainelustigcohen.com/

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Elaine Lustig Cohen was a truely gifted visual artist. Like her first husband she developed a keen sense for the art of typography. She was also a fantastic painter when it came to geometric abstraction.

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Artist of the moment……Alvin Lustig

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Alvin Lustig was a world renown graphic designer, and one of the first people to master the art of typography. Alvin Lustig was born Denver, Colorado in the year 1915.

One specialty of Lustig’s was to design book jackets. In this clip we view many covers by the artist:

Lustig attended the Los Angeles City College. He also studied with the world renown Frank Lloyd Wright.

The artist was married to Elizabeth Lustig Cohen. She is also world renown for her design, and she will be the next post. Elaine Lustig ran the offices in California and New York. After his passing she went on to become one of the few extremely succesful women in the field.

Alvin Lustig developed diabetes as a teenager. Lustig was nearly blind during the last year of his life, a side effect of the diabetes.

Alvin Lustig passed away on December 5th, 1955. The artist was 40 years of age. He died from complications of diabetes.

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Alvin Lustig had an extraordinary sense of design. Its fun to his many different lettering styles and compare them to modern computer fonts we take for granted on our computers.

One can’t help think how great he would have been had lived to be 85 or 90. All of his great designs were made without a computer! What an incredible artist mind and artist!

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Artist of the moment…….David Korty

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David Korty is a contemporary realist painter. David Korty was born in San Francisco, California in the year 1971.

Korty attended the Rhode Island School of Design located in Providence where he earned a B.F.A. Korty went to earn a M.F.A. from the University of California at Los Angeles.

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The artist is now based out of Los Angeles, California.

Korty’s work is part of the permanent collection of the Hammer Museum located in Los Angeles.

Korty found inspiration for developing his own painting style when he was  fifteen years of age and for the first time saw the work of David Hockney.

In this clip we view some works by David Korty from 2010:

David Korty’s work has a Pop Art feel to it. Its great to see artist’s take a mundane object we see everyday such as a service station gas pump, and make it come alive as a work of art!

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Artist of the moment……..Dennis McNett

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Dennis McNett is a contemporary realist printmaker. McNett has been carving wood to make his prints for more than two decades. Dennis McNett was born in Virginia in the year 1972.

McNett earned a B.F.A. from Old Dominion University located in Norfolk, Virginia. McNett went to post graduate studies earning a M.F.A. from Pratt Institute located in Brooklyn, New York.

Below we view a video clip of Dennis McNett getting ready from 2010:

The artist finds inspiration for his work in traditional folklore and pop culture. McNett is a fantastic storyteller.

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://wolfbat.com/

Mcnett often portrays snakes and birds in his art.

In this clip we visit the studio of Dennis McNett:

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The artist is based out of Richmond, Virginia.

Dennis McNett is a wonderful example of modernist printmaking. McNett’s style has a great mix of realism and abstraction.

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Artist of the moment……..Matt Chambers

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Matt Chambers is a contemporary painter. Matt Chambers was born in Boise, Idaho in the year 1982.

Chambers attended the Art Center College of Design located in Los Angeles,  California where he earned a B.F.A. The artist went on to earn a M.F.A. from the University of Miami.

For inspiration to create his art Chambers refers to pop culture, art history, and movies.

The artist is now based out of Los Angeles, California.

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The artist often works in oils.

Matt Chambers is incredible diverse as a painter. His flat abstract works are very playful and colorful and remind the viewer of the painter Etel Adnan. His works that use a repeating shape that portray a sense of depth remind the viewer of the abstract painter Mark Grotjahn.

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Artist of the moment…….Violet Hopkins

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Violet Hopkins is an contemporary painter. Violet Hopkins was born in El Paso, Texas in the year 1973. The work of the artist has a great mix of abstraction and realism.

Hopkins earned a B.F.A. from the University of Texas at Austin. Hopkins went on to earn a M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts at Valencia.

The artist is based out of Los Angeles, California.

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Hopkins often works in pencil, inks, and watercolor.

My favorite works of the artist are her renderings of skies and snakes. Both of these subjects contain a high level of abstraction in addition to being great examples of realism.

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Artist of the moment………..Vladimir Kagan

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Vladimir Kagan was an industrial designer of furniture. Vladimir Kagan was born in Worms, Germany in the year 1927.The family emigrated to the United States in 1938 due to the rise of the Nazis.

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Kagan attended a high school in Manhattan that focused on industrial design. Kagan remained in Manhattan where he attended college at Columbia University. Whilst at Columbia he studied architecture.

In this clip a great interview with Vladimir Kagan talking about his influence in the world of design:

Kagan was inducted into the Interior Designer Hall of Fame.

The artist designed furniture for important buildings including the United Nations.

Vladimir Kagan passed away after having a heart attack in April 2016. He was 88 years of age.

Kagan was renown among celebrities and famous well known people. Collectors include Marylin Monroe, Gary Cooper, and the Walt Disney Company.

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://www.vladimirkagan.com/

Vladimir Kagan is a wonderful example of modern design. His chairs and tables have very modern lines, not the traditional vertical lines we usually associate with furniture.

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Artist of the moment……Andrew Kuo

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Andrew Kuo is a contemporary painter of geometric abstraction. Andrew Kuo was born in Queens, New York in the year 1977. Kuo grew up in New York, his mother was a teacher at New York University, and his father worked at the United Nations.

Kuo attended the Rhode Island School of Design located in Providence where he earned a B.F.A.

In this clip we view a show that took place in 2011:

 

His work also emphasizes color. Kuo often works with acrylics.

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In this clip we visit an exhibition that took place in 2013 in New York City:

The artist is based out of New York City.

Andrew Kuo is a great example of contemporary modern art. Kuo makes great use of the brilliance of acrylic colors. His use of geometric shapes and bold color gives his work a great sense of movement.

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Artist of the moment…….Selma Parlour

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Selma Parlour is a contemporary painter who specializes in geometric abstraction. Selma Parlour was born in Johannesburg, South Africa in the year 1976.

Parlour had an extensive collegiate education. The artist earned a bachelor of arts degree from De Montfort University located in Leicester, United Kingdom. She went on to earn a master’s degree from the University of Reading, Berkshire, United Kingdom. Parlour went on to earn a PhD in Art from Goldsmith’s College located in London.

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Below we visit an exhibition of Selma Parlour that took place in New York City in 2012:

Below a link to the website of the artist:

http://www.selmaparlour.com/

Parlour is now based out of London, England.

Selma Parlour is a great example of contemporary geometric abstraction. Her work brings to mind the work of the great Josef Albers. Another great aspect of her design is the fact she turns the square shape to become a cube shape with tremendous depth. Many of her canvases have a great sense of depth.

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