Left Brain Artists
Women collage artists This time around, we are blogging about ‘wimmin’ with magical powers. ‘Wimmin‘ ??? A femme-like creatures intertwined with botanical worlds, from a natural history of fairies, of course. ‘Wimmin’ are out-wordly beings from another universe, symbiotic with plants, morphed into their germination and reproduction – a world where the co-existing species in […]
Surrealism and collages of Jasmine Kukic My first serious attraction to art was surrealism. Andre Breton’s manifesto, Marcelle Duchamp, da-da, Chirico, Dali, of course – a young soul searching for the identity in subconscious, mysterious, illogical, defying ‘prescribed, ordinary, routine’. The attraction never stopped since then – only recently, though, I realized that it was […]
Botanical prints Planting in Canada is ‘scheduled’ for Victoria Day – second half of May. Anything planted before that ‘turn of the season’ is in danger! Just a week before the ‘right planting date’, I rushed to cover my bougainvillea, recently moved from the winter indoors to the patio, to protect it from a sudden […]
A monoprint assembly Can a monochromatic ‘pallete’ replace the expressive and emotional impacts of colored paintings? I automatically reach for paint tubes, rarely thinking of ‘other ways’, my inner impulse. Yet, I stand in owe before Natasha’s and Hung’s black and white photos, moved, drawn in, mesmerized… I am who I am, have to listen […]
Jasmine Kukic – Collage Artist Minka is close to heart – to me and now to all of us. A compatriot and friend who lived and worked in Ottawa as professional artist for over 20 years before moving back to Belgrade. Jasminka is a collage artist. She is also a solemate…in our shared interests in […]
Gel plate monoprintig on rice paper Inspirations often come ‘out of nowhere’. Triggers unexpected, associations borne from chance. Here is one that created a frenzy of activity, a binge almost. Thoughtful, nevertheless. Recently, Hung went on a tour through galleries of New York City, rejoicing in ‘in person’ encounters with New York school artists, her […]
Collage Paper Games are becoming paper concepts, focusing on the BrainArt 2023 exhibition installation. The theme of the exhibit is ‘The Multifaceted Brain’, with three subthemes addressing diversity and adaptation: Adaptation and diversity across cultures, Diversity of human sexuality, and Neurodiversity. These are complex themes that call for unusual ways. We will start by depicting […]
Left Brain Artists