Artist Profiles

Features on a single artist.

Dirt as Extreme Material – James Croak Sculptures

Dirt as Extreme Material – James Croak Sculptures 0

DISPATCH – APRIL 25, 2013 (8:00 a.m.) MIAMI, FL- There are a few things to know about James Croak: The artist favors dirt as the main material in his hand-built cast sculptures. He invented the labor-intensive Read more »

Art Review: Matthew Satz, Considered

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“Matthew Satz: Strands” at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller in East Hampton, NY. Artists offering opinions about the work of other artists can be a tricky business, for a number of reasons.  When the artists involved know each Read more »

In Pictures: Matthew Satz

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In Mike Solomon’s review of “Matthew Satz: Strands,” Solomon explores three of Satz’s painting series in order to contextualize the artworks on view at Glenn Horowitz Bookseller presented in a gallery-wide installation. The review can be Read more »

Live Models or Marc Sijan Sculptures? Not So Easy To Tell the Difference

Live Models or Marc Sijan Sculptures? Not So Easy To Tell the Difference 0

DISPATCH – FEB 12, 2013 (9:25 p.m.) PALM SPRINGS, CA- American artist Marc Sijan’s compelling figures so closely resemble living men and women that viewers can be excused for checking to see if the sculptural pieces Read more »

Sanford Biggers’s Afrofuturistic Conundrum

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DISPATCH – JAN 20, 2013 (10:35 p.m.) NORTH ADAMS, MA- The puzzle may be long solved but the quandaries still compel from the large scale installation “The Cartographer’s Conundrum” by Sanford Biggers. The warehouse-size art installation Read more »

Sworn Virgins and Haitian Refugees Linked through Photographs

Sworn Virgins and Haitian Refugees Linked through Photographs 0

DISPATCH – Jan 17, 2013 (8:45 p.m.) NEW YORK CITY, NY Jill Peters’s portraits reveal individuals but that’s only where the story begins. Meaning is revealed when the portraits are viewed as a series. When the Read more »

Introspective Journey by Molly Morgan Weiss Leads Homeward

Introspective Journey by Molly Morgan Weiss Leads Homeward 2

DISPATCH – JAN 9, 2013 (7:45 p.m.) NEW YORK CITY, NY- Sometimes the path toward the future veers suddenly and causes us to stop in our tracks. In this pinnacle moment, quiet introspective can alight and Read more »

Margo Selski Explores Myths of Her Own Making

Margo Selski Explores Myths of Her Own Making 0

DISPATCH – DEC 29, 2012 (11:52 a.m.) SAG HARBOR, NY- Once upon a time there was a secret underwater society where girls grew, gardens flourished and Steampunk technology ruled. Nearby, on land, princesses, queens and women Read more »

Nicholas Weber: Mixing Mystery with an Intimate State of Being

Nicholas Weber: Mixing Mystery with an Intimate State of Being 1

DISPATCH – DEC 27, 2012 (8:45 a.m.) EAST HAMPTON, NY- When Nicholas Weber paints portraits, art history combines with acting theory to create artworks that intrigue, soothe and coax wonderment. There’s mystery in the unfettered gaze, Read more »

Dever Moves Into Color

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DISPATCH – DEC 2, 2012 (8:30 p.m.) WATER MILL, NY- There’s an explosion of art at the Sara Nightingale Gallery. Bright reds, earthy browns, pale pinks and deep purples dominate the paintings on the walls. Here Read more »