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John Woodrow Kelley

image-661'Greek Boxer,' Oil on Canvas, 16' x 16' 1999 'Hippomenes,' Oil on Canvas, 40' x 52' 'The Birth of Venus,' Oil on Canvas, 64' x 36' 1995 Statement of Intent The Greek myths embody everything that is timeless about the human experience. They reveal truths and acknowledge mysteries. They survive in the subconscious ...

Rick Midler

image-480 Little Swimmer, 20”x30” Run Along Home, 36”x36 Entering Neverywhere, 48”x48” Artist Statement This series of oils on canvas and wood panels explores Desire. It examines how the things we lust after gain our interest and how our imaginations process them. Color, movement and light are tools Life uses to attract attention. Emotions run through ...

David Kassan

image-3872Metronome, Oil on Wood, 50x60 inches Approaching Noise (in progress), Oil on Wood, 40x34 inches Lucas at 3 Months, Graphite on Bristol Head Study, Oil on Wood, 18x14 inches Artist Statement As an expression of his own calculated observation and visual consumption of surrounding environment, introspective glimpses of reality imbue the art of David Jon ...

Luis Blackaller and Andy Cavatorta

image-3871 “Honey I Shrunk Red Hook” at Lucky Gallery is a collaboration between Luis Blackaller and Andy Cavatorta, who aim to start a creative discussion about Red Hook, the inhabitants and folklore. The mission of this project is to bring together a diverse mix of members of the Red Hook community ...

Vanessa Watts

image-3870 Wedding, acrylic on canvas, 18x18' Sid, acrylic on canvas, 16x8' McCarren Park, acrylic on canvas, 18x18' Dawn, casein and acrylic on canvas, 8x10' Artist Biography I paint because I feel I must urgently create a record. I am cataloging the significant people and scenes in my life. I am consumed by the idea that I ...

Rebecca Schiffman

image-397 “Jiva” 2007, Watercolor on paper, 9' x 12' “Water #1' 2006, Watercolor on paper, 15' x 8' “Framed Feet” 2006, Watercolor on paper Bio I graduated from Cooper Union in 2004, moved back uptown to my parents house and started a zine/blog about The Upper East Side called The UES Journal. I have ...

Suzan Choy

image-3867 Artist Bio I am an illustrator living and working in Brooklyn, NY. Things I think about on a daily basis include sandwiches, Tina Fey + 30 Rock, monograms, masking fluids, humidity, laundry, NYTimes Science Times, and microns. You can contact me at suzan@obokchoy.com. BFA from Pratt Institute. FUN FACT// Suzan is pronounced as Suzanne ...

Bruce Davidson’s 1959 “Brooklyn Gang” series

A new Bob Dylan video features photographs from Bruce Davidson's 1959 'Brooklyn Gang' series to illustrate the song.  In the spring of 1959, Davidson met a group of Brooklyn teens called “The Jokers”.  That summer, he photographed the entire gang in their natural habitat, from hanging out late at night on ...

Haley Jane Samuelson

image-3855 Artist Statement My own work is largely concerned with the meaning and existence of the self in today’s unstable, fragmented world, specifically how the individual is able to reconcile the external and internal forces that cause us to function in different, often contradictory, roles. Performative in essence, frequently employing role play ...

Josh George

image-193 'Voracious Vehemance' mixed media on wood panel  36x48 'Be Recumbent and Hushed' mixed media on wood panel  36x48 'Staunter Through Subversion' mixed media on wood panel  24x36 'Freedom Patrol' mixed media on wood panel  48x48 Artist Statement My studio is about 200 square feet.  I have one window that lets in morning and afternoon light ...