Jen Mazza

In Jen Mazza’s small figurative oil paintings there is a dialogue between the plastic qualities inherent to painting and the instantaneous capture of the photograph.  When reconstructing the photographic image, Mazza emphasizes the ‘skin’ of the painting: the surface is puckered, pulled -even torn through to reveal the imprimatura; thus magnifying the initial gesture and the emotion of the subject.

Image: courtesy of the artist

Harumi Ori

These sculptures are part of a continuing series entitled, “I was here”. I have been working on this series since 2002. The focus of time and space is expressed in seemingly simple or forgotten moments of life – moments like when people pass eachother on a street corner have significance and beauty that can be studied and admired.

 

Image: courtesy of the artist

Denise DeSpirito

Denise DeSpirito paints and draws using gouache to reference the myriad, excessive images she encounters in life and through the media. An intuitive approach allows these images and experiences to guide her art practice. The use of a simple, continuous line throughout the work acts a mapping of what DeSpirito perceives as referencing themes of consumption, space, abstracted landscapes, and waste.

Image: courtesy of the artist

Wonjung Choi

My installation series reflects my ongoing search for certainty and stability, transition from childhood to adulthood, and adaptation to Western culture. This is how I began to evolve, as Eastern culture became mutated, transformed, then adapted and evolved with western culture. I have transposed myself into butterfly, dinosaur, fish, feather, and hybrid fish.

Image: courtesy of the artist