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Natasha Kidd

Overflow, 2006
Image and text copied from natashakidd.com
“Situated within an extended language of painting, my work has continually involved the production of painting machines. What I find most compelling in the process of painting is the action or event. The machines come out of an ambition to make this visible. Over time the roles and functions [...]

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Chris Dorosz

The Painted Room
Dorosz’ three-dimensional works exist somewhere between painting and installation. Blobs of paint hung with monofilament act in concert to create a three dimensional representation.
Regarding the above work, Dorosz writes:
“The Painted Room is a three-dimensional recreation of my parent’s living room made out of splotches of acrylic paint on hung monofilament…growing up as the [...]

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Stephen Loidot & Shauna Alterio

The married duo of eclectic crafting together make up the team of ‘Something’s Hiding in Here’. From kitschy paint-by-numbers on wood cut-outs of North America to plaster animal busts covered in floral fabrics, their art is both accessible, funny, and design savvy.
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/somethingshidinginhere/

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Shahzia Sikander on the Practice of Art

Speed of Life
Studio notes from the contemporary painter Gregg Chadwick

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Shahzia Sikander on the Practice of Art

In this exchange between Shahzia Sikander and Art:21 on the nature of art practice, the conversation touches on the place of spirituality in contemporary art. Art:21 defines spirituality as follows:
Spirituality
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Maisie Broadhead

“Her work sets out to re-interpret classic paintings that use jewellery as an intrinsic part of their meaning. The pieces are key props to the updated images, although the images themselves are easily strong enough to stand alone – a refreshingly original and inquisitive series.” – itsnicethat.com
http://www.maisiebroadhead.com/jewellery_depicted.php

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