A Look Back On Bree Chapin’s Girl Dinner at Jutta Gallery
by Brandon Wisecarver June 6, 2024
Last week an expat returned to the Big Oyster to debut a show of monochromatic hot pink paintings that portray a surprising subtlety and calmness. The artist is Bree Chapin and she says “I am fascinated with the cultural implications of pink” and “I wrote this while sleep deprived in the back of a cab, lol”.
Talking to Pablo. | Shawn Hricz at Solas Studios
by Brandon Wisecarver February 4, 2024
1965, Summerville New Jersey, 11:30PM. Shawn Hricz is born half an hour too early, at least according to his mother. His father celebrates. He’ll be able to claim little Shawn on his taxes for the previous year. Mother had been hoping Shawn would snag the title of “First Baby of the Year” and all the accolades that come with it…
Looking Back at Bradley Hart’s Evolution.
by Brandon Wisecarver July 26, 2023
Bradley has been creating masterpieces out of bubble wrap for the past decade. That’s right, bubble wrap. He painstakingly injects the individual pockets of air with paint. The results are incredible. Now his work is really “popping off”…literally. The urge to pop bubble wrap is a universal one and the undisputed master of its use as an art supply…
The Movement of Light and Cyberspace: An Interview with Daniel O’Toole.
by Brandon Wisecarver June 26, 2023
Daniel is not limiting himself to paint on canvas; his latest work “Voices From the Void” is a tech-driven sound installation created with the help of a sizable team.
Sugarcane & Cotton: In Conversation with Mark Wilson Jr.
By Brandon Wisecarver September 12, 2022
On Monday, August 29th, 2022, I went out to Prospect Lefferts Gardens in Brooklyn to see an exhibition featuring our newest studio member, Mark Wilson Jr. I rarely get out of Manhattan anymore but Mark’s work is really something that should be seen in person. Although originally a painter his work has recently made a leap into the third dimension through the ancient art of mask making. His new assemblage masks, helmets, or whatever you wish to call them are teeming with life and tell their stories through creative use of everyday household objects. Gun holsters, nails, pipes, lighters, golf tees, sea shells and a myriad of other common items transform to become the visages of formidable warriors. They echo designs and visual tropes that have been with us since the very beginning of human civilization. It’s only after closer inspection that their contemporary origins begin to reveal themselves.
An Interview with Dean Millien
by Brandon Wisecarver March 17th, 2022
I first met Dean at Con Artist Collective on Ludlow Street maybe 8 or so years ago. He was a favorite of founder Brian Shevlin and I could immediately see why. His body of work mainly consists of animal sculptures made entirely from tin foil, often life-sized. I have delivered 2 huge elephant heads to collectors in the past and everyone involved was completely floored by their scale and realism. I needed a Millien for myself. Dean is a special and all too rare kind of artist. His talent as a sculptor is undeniable yet he’s as humble a person as you’ll ever meet. His latest show title couldn’t be more fitting.
The Zine is Here to Stay – 0h10m1ke at Hekate Cafe
by Brandon Wisecarver February 25th, 2022
It’s a cold Thursday night as I head out to Hekate Café & Elixir Lounge for the opening night of artist/curator 0h10m1ke’s x bSceneZine sticker and zine show in the East Village. It’s the kind of place that makes the village unique. It’s part coffee shop, serving up cappuccinos and part metaphysical supplier with tinctures alongside tarot card readings, sigil design workshops, and something called a “dark moon ritual”. As I arrived I spotted 0h10m1ke standing out front in his signature hoodie and greeting people. The coffee house is completely packed and the only place on the street with a crowd outside.
Vanity Galleries – What Are They?
by Brandon Wisecarver February 24, 2022
Vanity Galleries are art institutions that exist primarily to provide a space for living artists to display their work for a fee. These fees can be exorbitantly high, ranging from hundreds or even thousands of dollars. Yet, their bad reputation stems primarily from the dissonance between what the artists participating in the show expect out of the arrangement and what they are able to deliver.