‘Exploring alienation, solitude & longing’: the ongoing Dream series’ of paintings by Safwan Dahoul. Born in Syria, he lives in Dubai. See Blogroll for a link*.

November 19, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

*All images have been taken from the Ayyam Gallery site / A Real Dream exhibition, Beruit / Repetitive Dreams exhibition, London / Almost a Dream exhibition, Dubai-DIFC / Safwan Dahoul & […]

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Mexican-American artist, Sergio Gomez’s endeavour to understand intricate relationships through his painting. He lives in Chicago. See Blogroll for a link.

November 10, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

The Last Supper – acrylic / Triumph I – acrylic /Standing in the Field of Darkness – acrylic /Hybrid Man 1 – acrylic and charcoal / Illumination of the Mind […]

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‘Layering & layering, removing & adding’: Karolina Zglobicka’s painting. She was born in Poland & lives in Manchester, UK. See a link to her site under Blogroll.

October 27, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

The Eye / Echo / The Moon On The Table / Storm / Forest / Alibi / Active Content / Glance / Misplaced / Curtain / Mirror / Adjustment / […]

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Symbolic associations convey social & political unease: Muhammad Zeeshan, Pakistan, trained as a miniature artist & carries this to his later explorations. See Blogroll for a link to the Aicon Gallery (under MZ).

October 17, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

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Folded & torn material are metaphors for a mother’s surgery: the gouache paintings of Rubaba Haider. Born in Pakistan, she lives in Melbourne. See Blogroll for a link.

October 13, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

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Julie Mehretu was born in Ethiopia & lives in NY. Her layered, calligraphic, paintings include aerial map & architectural motifs. Images selected from a number of sources.

October 7, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

Highlife (of Graceland after C. Abani / The Contemporary Sublime / Detail of “Berliner Plätze” / Berliner Platze detail / Enclosed Resurgence / Excerpt (Battle Track) / Middle Grey / Excerpt […]

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Small & detailed illustration to convey Teo Treloar’s ideas drawn from literature, science & philosophy. He is a lecturer in visual art, Univ. of Wollongong, Sydney. See Blogroll for a link.

October 1, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

A Small Victory: Watercolour, ink and pencil on paper / The Science: Pencil, watercolour, ink and oil on paper / A Willingness to Forget: Pencil and watercolour on Arches paper / The Kingdom: […]

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On returning from the beguiling Flinders Ranges, South Australia, I’m reminded of Sidney Nolan’s paintings of a harsher, but no less beautiful, further inland, Australia. Images from various sources

September 20, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

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Expressing loneliness & skepticism, & the masking of emotions in a modern life through the paintings of Vietnamese artist, Nguyen Khac Chinh. See Blogroll for a link.

September 14, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

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Multiple influences & multiple mediums used in the sculptural & painted pieces of Marion Borgelt, Sydney. A link to her work at the Dominik Mersch Gallery is under Blogroll (under DM).

September 14, 2015by Decanter Leave a comment

Lunar Ebb and Flow: Nos. 4 & 5’, 2015, Bending ply, hoop pine, MDF, acrylic, polyurethane / Lunar Ebb and Flow: Nos. 4 & 5’, 2015, Bending ply, hoop pine, […]

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‘Exploring alienation, solitude & longing’: the ongoing Dream series’ of paintings by Safwan Dahoul. Born in Syria, he lives in Dubai. See Blogroll for a link*.

Mexican-American artist, Sergio Gomez’s endeavour to understand intricate relationships through his painting. He lives in Chicago. See Blogroll for a link.

‘Layering & layering, removing & adding’: Karolina Zglobicka’s painting. She was born in Poland & lives in Manchester, UK. See a link to her site under Blogroll.

Symbolic associations convey social & political unease: Muhammad Zeeshan, Pakistan, trained as a miniature artist & carries this to his later explorations. See Blogroll for a link to the Aicon Gallery (under MZ).

Folded & torn material are metaphors for a mother’s surgery: the gouache paintings of Rubaba Haider. Born in Pakistan, she lives in Melbourne. See Blogroll for a link.

Julie Mehretu was born in Ethiopia & lives in NY. Her layered, calligraphic, paintings include aerial map & architectural motifs. Images selected from a number of sources.

Small & detailed illustration to convey Teo Treloar’s ideas drawn from literature, science & philosophy. He is a lecturer in visual art, Univ. of Wollongong, Sydney. See Blogroll for a link.

On returning from the beguiling Flinders Ranges, South Australia, I’m reminded of Sidney Nolan’s paintings of a harsher, but no less beautiful, further inland, Australia. Images from various sources

Expressing loneliness & skepticism, & the masking of emotions in a modern life through the paintings of Vietnamese artist, Nguyen Khac Chinh. See Blogroll for a link.

Multiple influences & multiple mediums used in the sculptural & painted pieces of Marion Borgelt, Sydney. A link to her work at the Dominik Mersch Gallery is under Blogroll (under DM).