ALEX PRAGER

ALEX PRAGER
Born in Los Angeles, CA, 1979
Lives and works in Los Angeles

☁ ALEX PRAGER
☁ ALEX PRAGER @ ICON_OLOGY

SLASH: PAPER UNDER THE KNIFE

Slash: Paper Under The Knife
October 7, 2009 - April 4, 2010
MUSEUM OF ARTS AND DESIGN, NY

Slash: Paper Under the Knife takes the pulse of the international art world's renewed interest in paper as a creative medium and source of artistic inspiration, examining the remarkably diverse use of paper in a range of art forms. Slash is the third exhibition in MAD's Materials and Process series, which examines the renaissance of traditional handcraft materials and techniques in contemporary art and design. The exhibition surveys unusual paper treatments, including works that are burned, torn, cut by lasers, and shredded. A section of the exhibition will focus on artists who modify books to transform them into sculpture, while another will highlight the use of cut paper for film and video animations.

Selected artists will be commissioned to create site-specific or site-referential works, and others will be invited to create work onsite in MAD's three artist studios that will subsequently be installed in the exhibition.

☁ SLASH: PAPER UNDER THE KNIFE
☁ SLASH: PAPER UNDER THE KNIFE @ WALLPAPER

KRIS KUKSI

“WHEN FALLS THE COLISEUM, ROME SHALL FALL; AND WHEN ROME FALLS--THE WORLD.” ~ LORD BYRON

Born March 2, 1973, in Springfield Missouri and growing up in neighboring Kansas, Kris spent his youth in rural seclusion and isolation along with a blue-collar, working mother, two much-older brothers and an absent father. Open country, sparse trees, and alcoholic stepfather, perhaps paved the way for an individual saturated in imagination and introversion. His fascination with the unusual lent to his macabre art later in life. The grotesque to him, as it seemed, was beautiful. Reaching adulthood his art blossomed and created a breakthrough of personal freedom from the negative environment experienced during his youth. He soon discovered his distaste for the typical American life and pop culture, feeling that he has always belonged to the ‘Old World’. Yet, Kris’ work is about a new wilderness, refined and elevated, visualized as a cultivation emerging from the corrupt and demoralized fall of modern-day society. A place were new beginnings, new wars, new philosophies, and new endings exist.

In personal reflection, he feels that in the world today much of mankind is oftentimes frivolous and fragile, being driven primarily by greed and materialism. He hopes that his art exposes the fallacies of Man, unveiling a new level of awareness to the viewer. His work has received several awards and prizes and has been featured in over 100 exhibitions in galleries and museums worldwide including the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery. Kris’ art can also be seen in a number of international art magazines, book covers and theatrical posters. Kris’ art is featured in both public and private collections in the United States, Europe, and Australia that include individuals such as Mark Parker (Nike CEO), Kay Alden (three time Emmy award winning writer for Young and the Restless & Bold and the Beautiful), Fred Durst (musician, and film director), and Chris Weitz (movie director The Golden Compass & American Pie).


☁ KRIS KUKSI
☁ KRIS KUKSI @ ACIDOLATTE

MATHEW REICHERTZ

MATHEW REICHERTZ
EDUCATION:
1999 MFA from the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Canada
1993 BFA with distinction, concentrations in painting and sculpture, Concordia University, Montreal (Quebec), Canada
1988 Attestation Program, Visual Arts Centre, Montreal (Quebec), Canada


☁ MATHEW REICHERTZ

CAROLINA FONTES

Born in Brazil, 1976

"Carolina received her BA in Communications from ESPM – Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (São Paulo, Brazil) in 1997 and worked in the advertising field for seven years.

She started photographing in 1998, and since then studied at Senac-SP and at the MAM – Museum of Modern Art of São Paulo.

In 2002 she decided to pursue photography as a career, gaining experience photographing bespoke portraits assignments and editorial for magazines in São Paulo.

In 2005 she moved to New York City to study at the International Center of Photography, where she had the opportunity to take classes with the renowned photographers Amy Arbus and Andrea Modica.

Since 2007 she has been traveling between São Paulo and London. In the fall of 2008, Carolina studied Modern and Contemporary Art at the Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London.

Carolina’s work is driven by the search for textures and shapes that can enhance and bring forth the beauty and forms of common materials and scenes." (Saatchi)


☁ CAROLINA FONTES
☁ CAROLINA FONTES @ SAATCHI

JORGE MAYET

JORGE MAYET
1962 Born in La Habana, Cuba.
1974 -1º National Prize in drawing. Vietnam Democratic Republic Embassy. La Habana
1980- 1º National Prize in painting. XX aniversario movimiento artistas aficionados. La Habana
1984- 1º, 2º Prize & Mention. XVII Salón de la propaganda gráfica. La Habana
1990- Graduated in paitting by the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro. La Habana
1993- Recognition given the year of the Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro anniversary, for his execution at the landscape master class .La Habana
Participation as oponent-jury at the dregree tesis. Academia Nacional de Bellas Artes San Alejandro. La Habana

☁ JORGE MAYET @ SAATCHI
☁ JORGE MAYET @ GALERIA HORRACH MOYA

THEO JANSEN

STRANDBEESTEN_TRAILER from Alexander Schlichter.

Theo Jansen (born March 14, 1948, in The Hague, Netherlands) is a Dutch artist and kinetic sculptor. He builds large works which resemble skeletons of animals and are able to walk using the wind on the beaches of the Netherlands. His animated works are a fusion of art and engineering. (wikipedia)

"Since 1990 I have been occupied creating new forms of life. Not pollen or seeds but plastic yellow tubes are used as the basic material of this new nature. I make skeletons that are able to walk on the wind, so they don't have to eat. Over time these skeletons have become increasingly better at surviving the elements such as storms and water and eventualy I want to put these animals out in herds on the beaches, so they will live their own lives. " (THEO JANSEN)

☁ THEO JANSEN
☁ Thanks to Mike Jarvis for the suggestion

XAVIER VEILHAN

Beautiful works by artist Xavier Veilhan. I didn't know him and I am glad I discovered his art this morning. Truly an inspiration!

XAVIER VEILHAN

Born in 1963 in Lyon, France.
Works and lives in Paris

☁ XAVIER VEILHAN
☁ XAVIER VEILHAN @ GALLERIE EMMANUEL PERROTIN
☁ XAVIER VEILHAN @ FLUCTAT

PIERPAOLO FERRARI

Here are some Artists photographed by Pierpaolo Ferrari. (In order : Jean-Marc Bustamante, Pietro Roccasalva, Maurizio Cattelan, Gabriele Basilico + Alberto Garutti, Mustafa Hulusi, Kris Martin, Jean-Marc Bustamante, Luca Trevisani)

Pierpaolo Ferrari was born and raised in Milan where he developed his passion for photography and art. Since 1994 he specializes in advertising photography, collaborating with all the major agencies.

His portrait for Campari has been chosen for the cover of Archive Magazine and he his one of the top 10 ranked photographer in the magazine. He directed the latest commercial for Emporio Armani and is now shooting celebrities for Uomo Vogue.


☁ PIERPAOLO FERRARI