Jefferson Hayman, American, New York. (b.1969)
https://www.jeffersonhayman.com/
Jefferson Hayman is an artist whose work
explores the themes of nostalgia, common symbols, and memory. Through a quiet
minimalism, he invites the viewer to partake in the narrative process in a way
that is both intimate and deeply personal.
Hayman approaches
his work with a deep understanding of traditional craftsmanship and a sense of
artistic heritage whilst remaining tied to the present through the timelessness
of aesthetic simplicity. Through an understated language of visual symbols and
meditative studies, Hayman’s work manifests as a visual journal chronicling
transformation, discovery, and solitude, boldly stripped of the extraneous.
Angela Glajcar is a German artist known for her spectacular installations and sculptures made of suspended reams of paper. Flat or curved, ripped, shredded or intact, she creates delicate tunnels or caves. The glowing sheets are meticulously positioned collectively for cumulative and a mesmerizing impact. Raised in Mainz, Angela Glajcar studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg. Initially, she worked with figurative tutors. Dissatisfied by the masculinist mindset, she began to explore a radically new concept of spatial extension with much lighter, more fragile, more malleable materials. "For me paper is the perfect material to depict emotions spatially"
© Courtesy Angela Glajcar
Susanna Costantini - Italian, Teramo, b.1970
https://www.costantiniatelier.com/
Susanna Costantini is an Italian textile artist making hand-woven works. The approach followed aims to highlight the exceptional value that comes from the interaction between hands and materials. Her idiom of weaving reflects an investigation on the irreplaceable narrative power of hands, on their own ability to pass on knowledge and stories
Julie Mehretu – American, New York, b.1970
Represented by Marian Goodman Gallery, New York,
https://www.mariangoodman.com/
Born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Julie Mehretu is known for her multi-layered paintings of abstracted landscapes on a large scale. Her paintings, drawings, and prints depict the cumulative effects of urban sociopolitical changes. Mehretu is included in Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of 2020.”In exploring palimpsests of history, from geological time to a modern day phenomenology of the social, Julie Mehretu’s works engage us in a dynamic visual articulation of contemporary experience, a depiction of social behavior and the psychogeography of space”.©Julie Mehretu – Courtesy Marian Goodman Gallery.
Michael Wolf - American, New York area, b.1961.
http://www.michaelwolfsculpture.com/
Michael Wolf is an NYC area artist whose work encompasses sculpture, installation,
and drawing. Architectural spaces and forms inspire Wolf's artwork. He uses these
forms as a metaphor for the human experience. The human need for shelter both
physically and psychologically permeates his work. The artist primarily uses wood,
stone, metal, and gold leaf, creating contemporary art with an ongoing dialogue with
history.
Nigel Cooke – British, Manchester, b.1973 Represented by PACE Gallery , New York https://www.pacegallery.com/
Nigel is an acclaimed figurative artist known for his large-scale fantastical scenes of decaying urban landscapes.” I am interested in taking the painting on a journey to arrive at somewhere new, experiencing it in a linear way that allows lines to accumulate and the paint to build up in significant areas. What I end up with is not strictly a figure but a matrix of lines that come in and out of a description of human forms, but that also slips into animal, plant, and landscape intonations.” Nigel Cooke.