Smooth Criminal: The Mad Deep Lit Report

Peter Saul’s “The Government of California” 1969. Oil on canvas, 68 × 96 in (172.7 × 243.8 cm) Collection KAWS at The New Museum, New York Smooth Criminal: The Mad Deep Lit Report “I’m smooth, but not a criminal” – Michael Jackson Prior to New York City museums and galleries temporarily closing down, this writer was […]

Papa was a Rolling Stone: In the Studio with Artist Michael Matos

Papa was a Rolling Stone In the Studio with Artist Michael Matos #matos_studio http://michaelmatos.net/ Needle drop. Needle and thread. Eye of the…You get the point. To speak of needles with multimedia artist Michael Matos may infer a number of cultural references. A visit to the artists’ studio is to be transported into a virtual cockpit […]

Feathers, Dreams and Femme-Fatales: The Art of Alfredo Quintana Garay

“Siren With Medusa Eyes” 30 x 40 cm, Analog Collage 2019 Feathers, Dreams and Femme-Fatales The Art of Alfredo Quintana Garay The allure of mayhem is ubiquitous in the work of artist Alfredo Quintana Garay – aka @Tinttorera. Running like a double-edged sword, chaos and propriety work hand in hand. Delivering a tour de force […]

Catch the Zeitgeist with Artist Dustin Holland

“When Lance Armstrong Married the Moon with his Huge Feet” Catch the Zeitgeist with Artist Dustin Holland @dustin.holland.artstuff www.etsy.com/shop/SREMMAHFODOG “Time-soaked venom chirping vile village chunks…” “Still on anti-anatomical botanical garden warden gig March…” “Like eat the baby sell the cow…” Cannibalism aside, the work of poet, collagist and comic book artist Dustin Holland bristles with […]

Sam Dodson’s ‘Catalogue of Dreams​’

Slide 1: “The Snake Pit Will Get You in the Imaginarium” Slide 2: “The Snake Pit” Previous Next Slide 1: “The Snake Pit Will Get You in the Imaginarium” / Slide 2: “The Snake Pit” In the Studio with Sam Dodson “Faster than a speeding bullet, more powerful than a locomotive, able to leap flying […]

Luxe​ Landscapes: In the Studio with Collagist MarieClaude Rivé

“Farewell” (2019) Paper on cardboard Luxe Landscapes In the Studio with Collagist MarieClaude Rivé From the speckled reptilian snake skins to placid Greek sculptures, winding staircases and cathedral archways the color of ochre, the collages of emerging artist MariClaude Rivé possess both movement and tranquility. Warm hues play against cool hues. Geometry coincides with the […]

DANGER: Curves Ahead: The Mad Deep Lit Report

Danger: Curves Ahead: The Mad Deep lit report “Reading” (1986) 36.5 x 42.5 in. Archival pigment print / Edition of 15 Avant Gallery presents: “Guy Le Baube: Behind the Scenes” Extended through September 15th, 2019 https://avantgallery.com/ Possessing more S-curves than the Stelvio pass, the nudes inhabiting the world of French photographer Guy le Baube are […]

Decadent, Debauch and Devil-May-Care? The Mad Deep Lit Report

George Grosz’ “The Eclipse of the Sun”, (1926) Oil on canvas 81 ⅝ x 71 ⅞ in. The Heckscher Museum of Art, NY The Neue Galerie presents: “Eclipse of the Sun: Art of the Weimar Republic” https://neuegalerie.org/eclipse-sun-art-weimar-republic “The war was a mirror; it reflected man’s every virtue and every vice, and if you looked closely, […]

Surreal, Serene and Sauvage: The Mad Deep Lit Report

Remedios Varo’s “Exploracion de las Fuentes del Rio Orinoco” (Exploration of the Sources of the Orinoco River)” (1959) Oil on canvas 44.5 x 40 cm on view at Di Donna Gallery’s “Surrealism in Mexico” . From Do Ho Suh’s ethereal “Cause and Effect” (2007) to Alicja Kwade‘s “MatterMotion” (2019) to Joan Mitchell’s “La Seine” (1967), […]

Daringly Deconstructive: In the studio with artist Beverly Silva

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Slide 1: “She did not ask for more explanation” (2019) Deconstructed vintage book, library pocket, vintage music on painted canvas with found wood frame. Slide 2: “Downtown” (2016) Acrylic and collage on canvas Slide 3: ”Cityscape VI” (2014) Mixed media on paper (including netting, film). Slide 4: “Above and Below” (2019) Deconstructed book and vintage […]