Artist residencies, also known as artist-in-residence programs, are opportunities given to artists to work on projects, develop new ideas, and explore their practice in an environment other than their studio, removed from the distractions of everyday life. This allotted time and space is great for artists to produce work and focus on personal and professional growth, but it can also…
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When the International Center of Photography (ICP) opened its new location on January 25th on the Lower East Side, Tyler Mitchell was the star of the evening. The opening of the center’s new 40,000 square foot space at Essex Crossing was accompanied by four main exhibitions: CONTACT HIGH: A Visual History of Hip-Hop, James Coupe: Warriors, The Lower East Side,…
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Fintan Whelan is an Irish painter based in Germany, whose works have been exhibited throughout Ireland, the UK and Germany. Intrigued by the challenges of art, he seeks to capture the dynamic details of light and texture, and composes abstract pieces that evoke a plethora of varied emotional responses. Whelan harnesses the visual imagery of his memory to form the…
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When the paintings of Barack and Michelle Obama were unveiled to the public in February 2018, Kehinde Wiley and Amy Sherald became the first African-American artists to have been commissioned by the Smithsonian to paint the official president and first lady portraits. The portraits have since been on display in the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., and just…
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Marc Todd is a talented British painter who worked as an art director for international agencies in London before settling into the life of a painter in Bath. With a style he defines as Contemporary Impressionism, he works with color and light, textures and marks to create engaging images with a distinctive flair. Todd’s works communicate a sense of constant…
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For artists at all stages of their career, residencies are a significant step in gaining professional experience, and most importantly, taking the time and space to reflect and unleash one’s creative potential. Whether developing a project in complete solitude or finding a new community of likeminded people, residencies are an incubator for new ideas and an opportunity for self-fulfillment. Singulart…
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Oleksandr Balbyshev is an experienced Ukrainian painter who has exhibited his work nationally. Balbyshev ultimately achieves an artistic aesthetic marked by powerful pops of color, mystical surrealist elements, decorative qualities of kitsch and absurd aspects reminiscent of dadaism. We took five minutes with him to discover more about his artistic practice and influences. Hello Oleksandr! When did you know you…
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The paint is still drying on your latest artwork and the time has come to give it a title. How do you pick a title that will make a lasting impression? The title of an artwork may seem like an afterthought, but in reality, it should carry equal importance as the artwork itself. After all, it is the main identifying…
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Given the recent turmoil of the Australian bushfires, all of us at Singulart want to show our support by highlighting the work of five contemporary Australian artists to watch in 2020. These artists all share a motivation to create from within, expressing their inner worlds and outside observations. From abstract landscapes to coastal scenes, these talented painters bring the treasures…
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Hugo & Alejandro Viana form an exciting artistic duo from Colombia whose work has been featured in prizes, publications and exhibitions across the country. Spanning mediums and techniques, they focus on fusing each work with intimate, symbolic and anthropological components, ultimately seeking to form a debate between primitive human actions and cultural decipherment in contemporary art. Each of their pieces…
