A Cold Story On a Warm Night: The Mischief-Making of Pamela Wilson
"I like the juxtaposition of a cold story in a warm light. It creates confusion and room to explore."
For Beauty’s Sake: Interview with Stanka Kordic
"The work often goes through weeks of labor, with many layers of paint, because I like the idea of work to carry weight and substance. Scratches, scrapes, dark colors, soft edges, muted light, energy, quiet. Life contains all of it, why not a painting?"
And Down Came the Spiders: Narrative Figurative Painter, Katie O’Hagan
"My usual coping mechanism during stressful times is to detach a bit emotionally and power through, but I guess there are always cracks in the armor, and these images seem to slip out unbidden."
Access to Incandescence: The Paintings of Conor Walton
"I want to paint images that are, in some sense, ‘icons,' that represent something I feel I can believe in. I want my pictures to carry conviction beyond technical competence."
Francoise de Felice, France: “My mother and the difficult relationship I had with her are what guide my work”
"My canvas portrays the different faces of the same woman. Fairy and witch are juxtaposed, there's a duel. I use women as a springboard to show that internal struggle within all of us, wrestling with feelings of happiness and yet unhappiness."
Vincent Xeus: “I Was the First to Fall In Love”
"Growing up, I was most often the first kid to fall in love with something. I felt deep compassion for what was happening around me, empathy for the emotions of others. This became one of the biggest influences on how I developed as an artist."
Laura Krifka: Of Predator and Prey
"Ultimately, I think the paintings are about the push and pull of predator and prey, and the way we encompass those roles within ourselves. This relates to sex, but also religion and history. The ways we justify or do not justify our own agendas to the world and to ourselves."
To Remain Astonished: Interview with Concert Pianist Antonio Pompa-Baldi
"There is nothing more astonishing, and rewarding, than to play through a work you've played hundreds of times, and all of a sudden discover a new hidden line..."
Something Lost, Something New: Interview with Painter Maya Kulenovic
"This is how history unfolds, after destruction some things are forever lost, and some can be rebuilt. The result is something new, founded on the lifeline of what was before."
Vangelis Rinas, Greece: “The artist is born to suffer from incurable romance. No matter how hard reality becomes, he always believes that his work may change the world.”
"Don’t forget that we are born of the same land as Ulysses, made for travels and adventures, captains and fighters and explorers at the same time. Even when events don’t provoke us, we provoke events to happen. The artist, from wherever he comes, is born much like Ulysses."
The Place for Unhappiness: Interview with Bulgarian poet, Peycho Kanev
I am part of the Balkan tradition. All of these dark memories are part of me, they are inside my blood, inside my mind. They dwell inside me. And, of course, they become part of my poetry, too.
Aleah Chapin, Figurative Painter, New York City
One of the gifts of Aleah Chapin's body-of-work is the idea that true intimacy is achieved first and foremost by revealing oneself honestly. That through vulnerability we are able to deeply connect. One’s imperfections can actually make connection with others deeper, stronger. More real.
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