Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Chris Jordan






Images by Chris Jordan of Seattle, Washington.
From the series Intolerable Beauty: Portraits of American Mass Consumption.
© 2003 - 2005 Chris Jordan.  All rights reserved.
1.  Boxcar, Seattle  2003    44 x 53"
2.  Recycling Yard #6, Seattle  2004   44 x 59"
3.  Sand & Gravel Yard, New Orleans  2005   44 x 82"
All print sales proceeds from this work will be donated for hurricane relief
4.  Open Drums, Seattle  2003   44 x 55"
5.  Circuit Boards, Atlanta  2004   44 x 64"
The statement for this body of work can be found on the artist's web site.


Friday, June 18, 2010

Justine Reyes






Images by Justine Reyes, of New York City.
From the series Vanitas.
© 2010 Justine Reyes. All rights reserved.
1.  Still Life With Cup and Melon
2.  Still Life With Book and Figs
3.  Still Life With Banana, Purse, and Change
4.  Still Life With Buttons and Rind
5.  Still Life With Pumpkin
Excerpt from the artist's statement: Pairing objects that belonged to my grandmother
with my own possessions speaks to the memory and the legacy that one leaves behind.



Wednesday, June 16, 2010

Lelya Borisenko






Paintings by Lelya Borisenko of Moscow, Russia.
© 2009 Lelya Borisenko.  All rights reserved.
Oil on canvas.
1.  The Moved Values 1  -  Dimensions: 70cm x 50cm
2.  The Moved Values 2  -  90cm x 50cm
3.  Geisha  -  50cm x 30cm
4.  Bijinga   -  80cm x 70cm
5.  Elena (portrait of the artist's sister)  -  35cm x 35cm
Paintings 1, 2, 3, and 5 earned the 2009 Celeste Prize, in Painting. 


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Monday, June 14, 2010

Tom Kittel

























Drawings by Tom Kittel of Portland, Oregon.  Mr. Kittel is also a photographer.
© 2009 Tom Kittel.  All rights reserved.
From the series The Usual Suspects. Drawings done from mug shots, with the artist unaware of the suspects'
alleged crimes. This project will culminate in 2011, with a series of paintings.
Selected from a body of 120 drawings, the above works are: # 28, 58, 34, 35, and 52.
From the artist: "Eventually they will either be found guilty or exonerated of their particular offense, but for now
they are in the nether land of suspicion and conjecture."

Monday, June 7, 2010

Rajiv Kapoor












Images by Rajiv Kapoor, of Seattle, Washington.
From his series Paradoxes of Living on Holy Land.
© 2009 Rajiv Kapoor.  All rights reserved.





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Carolyn Beller








Images by Carolyn Beller, of Chicago, Illinois.
From her series on the Staten Island Ferry, taken in May 2010.
©  2010 Carolyn Beller.  All rights reserved.

Sunday, June 6, 2010

Matthew Goddard-Jones



































































 Images by Matthew Goddard-Jones of Perth, Western Australia.
Chinatown 1 - 5, were taken in NYC.
© 2010 Matthew Goddard-Jones.  All rights reserved.