Lorie Corbus

And These Are The Banks Of The Left Behind
21 x36 in. - Mixed Media And Oil On Masonite - 2007

Lorie Corbus is a Savannah, Georgia based artist.
www.loriecorbus.com

Rahul J. Alexander

Encampment
24 x 24 in. - Oils, Litho, Encaustic On Paper - 2007

Rahul J. Alexander is a mixed media artist living In Brooklyn, New York.
ralexander.chroma.org

Lynda Frese

La Force
19 x 15 in. - mixed media, photographs and paints on canvas - 2000

Lynda Frese is an artist and photographer working in Louisiana. She will be showing Hindu Deities Along the Gulf Coast at Swan River Yoga Studio on Magazine Street in New Orleans with the opening night FEB 13.
www.lyndafrese.com

Chris Trueman

Strongman
38 x 38 in. - mixed media on wood panel - 2006

Chris Trueman Is a mixed media artist working in Berkeley, California. He will be part of a show entitled "The Abstraction Distraction" curated by Glen Barr at M Modern Gallery in Palm Springs, opening feb 16th. Also another show in Oakland, CA at Joyce Gordon Gallery that opens in May.
www.christrueman.com

Mira Alibek

Lost: Day
16"x11.5" - marker and silkscreen on paper - 2006

Mixed media artist, Mira Alibek is based in New York City.
www.miraalibek.com

Ryan M. Wallace

“It Is A New New New New Dawn Now” - 21” x 28” - oil, alkyd, ink, paper, on paper - 2006


“What Are We Doing Now, What Are We Doing Wrong” - 37” x 38” - oil, alkyd, acrylic, ink, graphite, paper on paper - 2007


“In Staring the Future of Peripatetic Ways” - 22” x 24” - oil, alkyd, acrylic, ink, paper on canvas - 2006

New York artist, Ryan M. Wallace, paints wonderful landscapes filled with pattern and icy restrained colors. These pastel paradises are deconstructed and stylized dreams to walk through. His website has tons of work to pour over; definitely worth a look.
www.ryanmwallace.com

Alisha Gould

Urchin
2007
3.5' x 2.5'
paper, ink, fabric


Sirens
2006
2.5' x 2.5' x 1.75' largest
styrofoam, plaster, canvas, thread, flocking

In her sculptures, Alisha Gould makes use of forms derived from nature to explore universal human concerns. The sculptures are all meticulously fabricated from inventive combinations of materials. Alisha merges seemingly opposite elements within a single form or group of forms -- sharp with soft, alluring with repellent, clean with dirty, to create compelling objects and spaces. The work has a graceful quietness that lends itself to slow contemplation of ideas about the basic framework of human relations, the world around us and how and where we all fit. The artist succeeds in opening a dialogue where we can examine intimate ideas within the context of vaguely familiar, abstract environments. Alisha's website is clean, well organized and easy to navigate. Along with images of 3-d work, she also includes a small section of prints which have a clear connection to the rest of the work. http://www.alishagould.com/index.html

Kim Piotrowski

“29 57’N 90 4’W (New Orleans)”, 2007, acrylic & mixed media on linen, 24” x 24”


“Princess Weigh In“, 2006, acrylic & mixed media on linen, 60” x 60”

Chicago based artist, Kim Piotrowski makes wonderfully colorful, complex paintings. Using found images along side highly abstracted elements, she creates unique compositions that suggest at content. Each piece seems hint at an underlying commentary on different social issues, but abstracted in a way that particulars of which not quite clear. There is an explosive energy to many of these paintings. Her color choices are unexpected and unusual, while the paint laid down in various styles on top of each other. Her website is being updated but there is plenty of work there to look through.
www.piotrowskiart.com

Laurent Koller

“Asian Rhapsodie” - 130 x 97 - 2007 - acrylic resin and ink on fabric


“Haiku 19” - 41 X 33 - 2007 - acrylic resin and ink on fabric


“M” - 41 X 33 - 2007 - acrylic resin and ink on fabric

French artist Laurent Koller makes dynamic abstract compositions in true black and white. Reducing the elements of the picture to these high-contrast gestural shapes, figure and ground, creates a dramatic tension. Bold, expressive and energetic strokes sweep through the picture plain. The details and idiosyncrasies of his mark making are exquisite and engrossing. His website is straight forward with a beautiful presentation.
www.laurent-koller.com

Karneeleus L. Bobbeaux

"Shy Guys" - acrylic , gauche, ink and sock on cardboard


"Hypocratic Advocate" - 24x25 - acrylic and ink on cardboard

Connecticut artist and illustrator, Karneeleus L. Bobbeaux makes brash, biting, sexually charged paintings and drawing in a style that could be described as punk-expressionism. His work is unconventional in its aesthetics; sacrificing beauty for raw emotion and blunt psychological truth. His work can be juvenile and downright offensive, but it’s a holds no punches look directly into the psyche. He uses a phonetically spelled messages adding commentary on top of commentary, creating a challenging in your face experience. I find his work exciting, and there is lots of it on his website to check out.
www.karnarchy.com/

Marcus Kenney

“After an Absence“ - Vintage wallpaper, end paper, acrylic, car decals, school book illustrations, acrylic polymer medium on canvas - 48 x 48 inches - 2004


“The Perfect Memory” - Cigarette stamps, wrapping paper, lithographs, vintage wallpaper, acrylic, currency, pencil and acrylic polymer medium on canvas - 36 x 48 inches - 2005

Marcus Kenney is a great collage artist, His work is littered with amazingly, fascinating little treasures and cleverly placed everyday items. He creates quaint landscapes and tableaus occupied by wallpaper geese, children’s book characters and paint-by number houses. They are charmingly witty and whimsical scenes of surreal Americana. The faded images and discolored paper make a warm and familiar feel, but with such a fresh and surprising execution. On his web site the work is wisely organized according to exhibition with several accompanying articles and reviews.
marcuskenney.com

Eve S. Mosher

"figment" (detail)
2005
nylon thread, felted wool, copper wire, beeswax, plexiglass
approx. 24" x 24" x 18"

"ambition"

2003
cotton, fiber optics, light source
dimensions variable

Eve S. Mosher's work is a delightfully tactile experience. Her sculptures and installations are built from wonderful, often unexpected combinations of materials. The works range from lyrical compositions of climbing, hanging, gravity defying objects to quietly somber, simply arranged forms. Playful orbs of brightly colored wool seem to bob and weave among tendrils of thread and wire. Sewn fabric forms creep mischievously up and along walls and ceilings. Mud, plaster, latex, seeds and pollen are layered into fascinating arrangements that run the gamut from playful to ominous and captivating to repellent. To see a thoroughly enjoyable selection of the artist's exquisitely invented objects, go to http://www.mud/and/sticks.com/. While you're there, be sure to spend some time in the drawing section. Eve's inspired approach to 2-d arrives at exciting destinations and the drawings are a satisfying complement to the rest of the work.