Annette Blaldy

Art Speak 2 abstract cut up canvas collage wall sculpture, 64" x 32", 2022

2022

With a vision of paintings that literally break free of the canvas, Blady + Van Mil invented moulage (molded collage) through experimentation in the early days of the pandemic. It became their way of holding onto positivity as the enormity of the crisis was revealed. Collage captured the idea that many small actions add up to new hope. Moulding the canvas – allowing it to rise and flow – gave momentum to that feeling. Also propelling this new technique was the artists’ desire to reinvent the preciousness embedded in the fine arts paradigm. To create each moulage, they purposely cut up many of their own prized works into small pieces. Professional collaborators, married for 40 years, Blady + Van Mil always start with a big idea and play together to see where it might go, accepting both success and failure as drivers of progress. “In a year of turmoil and division, we realized we couldn’t change other people’s mindset, just our own. We began by dismantling our past works – with scissors – and were set free.” Annette Blady...

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This charming little guy is a hand painted 1/1 resin "Xeno" (the other/foreigner) by Chris Solcz. Chris' creative process is heavily influenced by the idea of the flow state of mind,...

This charming little guy is a hand painted 1/1 resin "Xeno" (the other/foreigner) by Chris Solcz. Chris' creative process is heavily influenced by the idea of the flow state of mind, where he aims to intuitively express realms of consciousness and the subconscious...

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Cloud sculpture. It is made up of a sculpture made of plaster and painted with acrylic and spray paint. The sculpture is assembled to a piece of painted wood, which in turn is assembled to a larger one, composing a single piece with several layers. The artwork is backlit with an LED light box...

This is a two-part wall mounted painting / sculpture this integrates found objects and photographs into an acrylic painting on the top, and a wooden shelf with bullet casings and coins below. This is a conceptual, abstract work of art that is a powerful homage to lives lost through calculated gun violence in American cites. signed by the artist. PROVENANCE: Exhibited in "Portals + Revelations: Richard J. Watson," the African American Museum in Philadelphia, Oct 2021 - Mar 2022. "Most of my works are supported by memories of the past and suggested realities. Issues of social politics, ancestral references, and astral projections are presented with fragmented elements...

Artist Len Klikunas creates meditative minimalist sculptural artworks that modify experienced reality through visual perception. His art is a mix of art and architecture, hovering be...